Gulfport, MS Profile

Gulfport, MS, population 70,794, is located in Mississippi's Harrison county, about 65.3 miles from New Orleans and 66.5 miles from Mobile.

Through the 90's Gulfport's population has grown by about 74%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Gulfport has grown by about 2%. Since 2005 Gulfport's population has declined by about 3%.

Gulfport's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Mississippi's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Gulfport tend to be higher than Mississippi's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	62%
	African American	34%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	71,125	N/A
2001	72,386	1.77%
2002	72,649	0.36%
2003	71,711	-1.29%
2004	72,691	1.37%
2005	73,299	0.84%
2006	67,597	-7.78%
2007	68,971	2.03%
2008	70,433	2.12%
2009	70,794	0.51%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$32,779

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	344
2002	454
2003	371
2004	386
2005	314
2006	388
2007	444
2008	336
2009	213
2010	227

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	10	37	147	52
2002	11	48	165	102
2003	11	48	147	64
2004	6	47	166	60
2005	6	34	110	77
2006	12	25	150	93
2007	4	27	165	90
2008	8	20	122	71
2009	4	18	91	36
2010	6	23	67	65

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,263
2002	7,648
2003	7,886
2004	7,356
2005	6,358
2006	7,224
2007	8,066
2008	6,083
2009	5,273
2010	5,247

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,129	3,656	405
2002	1,168	3,856	468
2003	1,181	4,091	465
2004	1,067	3,936	319
2005	1,164	3,108	325
2006	1430	3372	414
2007	1288	3529	382
2008	946	2824	227
2009	990	2547	150
2010	920	2642	153