Gulf Hills, Mississippi

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Population in 2010: 7,144. Population change since 2000: +21.1%

Males: 3,498	(49.0%)
Females: 3,646	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Mississippi median age:	37.7 years

Zip codes: 39564.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,699 (it was $49,250 in 2000)

Gulf Hills:	$55,699
Mississippi:	$36,646

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,517

Gulf Hills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $159,777 (it was $91,000 in 2000)

Gulf Hills:	$159,777
Mississippi:	$98,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $203,976; Detached houses: $210,210; Townhouses or other attached units: $121,199; In 2-unit structures: $122,930; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,069; Mobile homes: $80,985

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,057.

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White alone - 5,222 (73.1%)
Black alone - 983 (13.8%)
Asian alone - 452 (6.3%)
Hispanic - 270 (3.8%)
Two or more races - 178 (2.5%)
American Indian alone - 22 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 7 (0.10%)
Other race alone - 10 (0.1%)

Races in Gulf Hills detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Gulf Hills: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (11.9%), German (11.6%), United States (11.4%), Irish (10.0%), French (9.3%), Italian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 7.58 square miles.

Population density: 943 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gulf Hills:

High school or higher: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gulf Hills CDP:

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 9.4%

232 residents are foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This place:	3.9%
Mississippi:	1.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,039 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $773 (0.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Biloxi, MS (6.3 miles , pop. 50,644).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (80.3 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (395.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Ocean Springs, MS (1.5 miles ), St. Martin, MS (1.6 miles ), Latimer, MS (2.0 miles ), D'Iberville, MS (2.1 miles ), Gulf Park Estates, MS (2.4 miles ), Biloxi, MS (2.5 miles ), Hickory Hills, MS (3.3 miles ), Gautier, MS (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 30.43 N, Longitude: 88.83 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,304 (-39.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 127 (4.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 228

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Public administration (17%)
Construction (16%)
Manufacturing (13%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Retail trade (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
Health care and social assistance (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Retail trade (10%)
Other services, except public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Cashiers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Average climate in Gulf Hills, Mississippi

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Tornado activity:

Gulf Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Gulf Hills place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/16/1980, a category F3 tornado 9.3 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Gulf Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Gulf Hills center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jackson County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Storms: 4, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Gulf Hills:

VA GULF COAST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 9 miles away; BILOXI, MS)
BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; BILOXI, MS)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; GULFPORT, MS)

Amtrak stations near Gulf Hills:

5 miles: BILOXI (860 ESTERS BLVD.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
17 miles: PASCAGOULA (505 RAILROAD AVE.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
17 miles: GULFPORT (1419 27TH AVE.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gulf Hills:

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (about 31 miles; Perkinston, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,824)
University of South Alabama (about 43 miles; Mobile, AL; FT enrollment: 10,934)
Pearl River Community College (about 52 miles; Poplarville, MS; FT enrollment: 3,893)
William Carey University (about 67 miles; Hattiesburg, MS; FT enrollment: 2,298)
University of Southern Mississippi (about 69 miles; Hattiesburg, MS; FT enrollment: 12,146)
James H Faulkner State Community College (about 69 miles; Bay Minette, AL; FT enrollment: 2,682)
Columbia Southern University (about 71 miles; Orange Beach, AL; FT enrollment: 7,407)

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Notable locations in Gulf Hills: Old Fort Bayou Boat Ramp (A), Gulf Hills Golf Course (B), Royal Gulf Hills Golf Course (C), Fort Bayou Volunteer Fire Department Headquarters (D), Jackson County Sheriff's Department Ocean Springs Substation (E), Seven Oaks Gulf Hills Conference Center (F), Fort Bayou Volunteer Fire Department Substation B (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gulf Hills include: Bayou Talla Church (A), First Baptist Church of Windsor Park (B), United Pentecostal Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bayou Talla (A), Bayou Porteaux (B), Old Fort Bayou (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.0. This is about average.

City:	31.0
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.15
U.S.:	9.59

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2007 was 21.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	21.7
U.S.:	25.6

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.6%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.2%
Whole state:	70.1%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gulf Hills, MS

24 people in nursing homes

Gulf Hills compared to Mississippi state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Gulf Hills travel time to work - commute

Gulf Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (52%)
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Mississippi:

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Religion statistics for Gulf Hills (based on Jackson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.29%

Here		52.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	48.9%	18.8%	14.1%	4.5%	1.7%
Congregations	26.6%	7.6%	17.7%	12.7%	1.9%

Name	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Community Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	6.0%
Congregations	6.3%	4.4%	2.5%	1.9%	18.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22

This county:	1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:	2.08 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Jackson County:	0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6

This county:	0.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.80 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 67

Jackson County:	5.15 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:	6.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 81

Jackson County:	6.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.03 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	12.1%
State:	12.3%

Adult obesity rate:

This county:	31.7%
Mississippi:	33.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Jackson County:	11.9%
Mississippi:	14.4%

9.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,999 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.11%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($702 average AGI)
Jackson County:
0.17%
Mississippi average:
0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Harrison County, MS	3.53% ($28,467 average AGI)
from Mobile County, AL	0.32% ($35,527)
from Hancock County, MS	0.20% ($44,588)

12.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.59%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($639 average AGI)
Jackson County:
0.23%
Mississippi average:
0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Harrison County, MS	1.75% ($31,501 average AGI)
to Mobile County, AL	0.93% ($43,555)
to George County, MS	0.35% ($41,385)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gulf Hills:

WTNI (1640 AM; 10 kW; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WROA (1390 AM; 5 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: DOWDY/DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WZZJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; PASCAGOULA-MOSS POIN, MS; Owner: JUDAH BROADASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WGCM (1240 AM; 1 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: JMD, INC)
WXBD (1490 AM; 1 kW; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBSL (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: HANCOCK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gulf Hills:

WXRG (105.9 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WKNN-FM (99.1 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
WMJY (93.7 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
WBUV (104.9 FM; MOSS POINT, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W215BE (90.9 FM; D'IBERVILLE/BILOXI, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WQYZ (92.5 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: GOLDEN GULF COAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WUJM (96.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
W201BK (88.1 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
WXYK (107.1 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WGCM-FM (102.3 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WJZD (94.5 FM; LONG BEACH, MS; Owner: WJZD, INC.)
WCPR-FM (97.9 FM; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
W205AP (88.9 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
W221AM (92.1 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: JOHN S. LA TOUR/J & J B/C)

TV broadcast stations around Gulf Hills:

WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W26BR (Channel 26; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WRBM-LP (Channel 60; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: UPPER GULF COAST, L.L.C.)
W35BM (Channel 35; BILOXI, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W51CU (Channel 51; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WKFK-LP (Channel 7; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: FRANCES S. SMITH DBA NCN CABLE ADVERTISING)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	18	$133,536	31	$123,615	83	$135,419	20	$63,919	20	$135,524	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$161,100	1	$47,350	10	$156,861	1	$178,320	1	$130,970	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	5	$126,546	6	$102,073	33	$125,924	6	$52,677	2	$127,590	1	$23,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$108,835	4	$128,053	25	$149,864	1	$62,720	0	$0	1	$17,220
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$164,795	9	$156,663	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0404.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$164,795	3	$126,463	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$197,385	1	$82,400	1	$269,940
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$70,710	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0404.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Gulf Hills on our top lists:

#57 on the list of "Top 100 cities with strongest arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries (pop. 5,000+)"

#13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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