Gulfport, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 70,055. Population change since 2000: -1.5%

Males: 34,712	(49.6%)
Females: 35,343	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39501, 39502, 39503, 39505, 39506, 39507.

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,733 (it was $32,779 in 2000)

Gulfport:	$39,733
Mississippi:	$37,790

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,087

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $134,700 (it was $77,900 in 2000)

Gulfport:	$134,700
Mississippi:	$99,700

Median gross rent in 2008: $819.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 18.5%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.7% for Black residents)

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Races in Gulfport:

White Non-Hispanic (60.9%)
Black (33.5%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Other race (0.9%)
Filipino (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Gulfport: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.5%), Irish (8.6%), German (7.5%), English (7.5%), French (5.3%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 56.9 square miles.

Population density: 1231 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gulfport

High school or higher: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gulfport city

Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 47.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 14.5%

1,878 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:	2.6%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 118 registered sex offenders living in Gulfport, Mississippi in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Gulfport to the number of sex offenders is 594 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2008: $786 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2008: $443 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (65.8 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (380.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Long Beach, MS (2.5 miles ), Lyman, MS (2.8 miles ), Biloxi, MS (3.0 miles ), D'Iberville, MS (3.3 miles ), Pass Christian, MS (3.4 miles ), St. Martin, MS (3.5 miles ), Latimer, MS (3.8 miles ), Gulf Hills, MS (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 264 buildings, average cost: $79,600
1997: 265 buildings, average cost: $88,000
1998: 301 buildings, average cost: $99,800
1999: 406 buildings, average cost: $91,400
2000: 346 buildings, average cost: $95,300
2001: 271 buildings, average cost: $101,500
2002: 307 buildings, average cost: $94,800
2003: 291 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2004: 336 buildings, average cost: $115,200
2005: 228 buildings, average cost: $117,000
2006: 484 buildings, average cost: $129,300
2007: 329 buildings, average cost: $124,700
2008: 242 buildings, average cost: $108,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 30.40 N, Longitude: 89.08 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Root Beer Capital of the World

Daytime population change due to commuting: +13,435 (+18.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 20,051 (63.3%)

Area code: 228

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Gulfport, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in Oct. 2009:

Here:	9.3%
Mississippi:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Crime in Gulfport by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murders	6	4	10	11	11	6	6	12	4	8
per 100,000	9.2	6.0	14.0	15.3	15.1	8.3	8.3	16.6	6.2	12.2
Rapes	47	60	37	48	48	47	34	25	27	20
per 100,000	72.1	90.3	51.8	66.8	66.0	65.0	47.0	34.6	41.9	30.4
Robberies	115	135	147	165	147	166	110	150	165	122
per 100,000	176.5	203.1	205.7	229.8	202.1	229.4	152.1	207.8	256.0	185.7
Assaults	83	66	52	102	64	60	77	93	90	71
per 100,000	127.4	99.3	72.8	142.1	88.0	82.9	106.5	128.8	139.6	108.1
Burglaries	1,017	1,151	1,129	1,168	1,181	1,067	1,164	1,430	1,288	946
per 100,000	1561.0	1732.0	1579.9	1626.6	1623.3	1474.8	1610.0	1980.6	1998.3	1439.8
Thefts	3,631	4,074	3,656	3,856	4,091	3,936	3,108	3,372	3,529	2,824
per 100,000	5573.2	6130.5	5116.1	5370.1	5623.3	5440.2	4298.8	4670.2	5475.1	4298.1
Auto thefts	488	450	405	468	465	319	325	414	382	227
per 100,000	749.0	677.1	566.7	651.8	639.2	440.9	449.5	573.4	592.7	345.5
Arson	25	18	27	25	24	38	29	26	24	19
per 100,000	38.4	27.1	37.8	34.8	33.0	52.5	40.1	36.0	37.2	28.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	546.7	585.7	506.2	562.3	550.9	510.1	441.8	520.3	556.9	426.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 241 (173 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.47
US city average:	3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: +6,444 (+10.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Average climate in Gulfport, Mississippi

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

On 10/30/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Gulfport city center killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/3/1968, a category 3 tornado 2.2 miles away from the city center injured 5 people.

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

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Gulfport center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Brett Favre - (born 1969), football player, Matt Lawton - 2005 Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees, born: Nov 3, 1971), Rod Davis - 2005 NFL player (Minnesota Vikings, born: Apr 2, 1981), Stephen Peterman - 2005 NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, born: Jan 11, 1982), Tank Williams - 2005 NFL player (Tennessee Titans, born: Jun 30, 1980), Byron Sanders - College basketball player (North Carolina Tar Heels).

Main business address for: HANCOCK HOLDING CO (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Hospitals/medical centers in Gulfport:

COLUMBIA GARDEN PARK HOSPITAL (1520 BROAD AVE)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT (4500 13TH ST-P O BOX 1810)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gulfport:

BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; BILOXI, MS)
GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BILOXI, MS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BILOXI (about 12 miles; BILOXI, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Gulfport, MS

Airports and Heliports located in Gulfport:

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 6,005, Air Taxi Ops: 11,958, Itinerant Ops: 15,631, Local Ops: 18,785, Military Ops: 15,631)
Gulfport Jail Heliport
Memorial Hospital Heliport

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Amtrak station:
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.

Local government website: www.ci.gulfport.ms.us

Colleges/Universities in Gulfport:

CHRIS BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 139; Location: 1265 PASS RD; Private, for-profit)
COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTITUTE INC (Location: PO BOX 2664; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gulfport:

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 55 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 58 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 65 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 65 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)

Biggest public high schools in Gulfport:

LIZANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 15341 LIZANA SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
HARRISON CO VOC COMPLEX (Location: 15600 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 10 11 12 )
HARRISON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Location: 15451 DEDEAUX ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
LYMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 14222 OLD HIGHWAY 49; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
BEL AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 10531 KLEIN ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 4898 WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
THREE RIVERS ELEMENTARY (Location: 13500 THREE RIVERS ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
TWENTY EIGHTH ST ELEMENTARY (Location: 2810 34TH AVENUE; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Location: 1043 PASS ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
HARRISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 15600 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 10 11 12 )

Private high schools in Gulfport:

ST JOHN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 620 PASS ROAD; Grades: 7 - 12)
BIBLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 12200 DEDEAUX ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Gulfport:

THE LEARNING CENTER (Location: 1215 CHURCH STREET)
HARRISON CENTRAL 9TH GRADE (Location: 10453 KLEIN ROAD)
HARRISON CO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEN (Location: 94 29TH STREET)
ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY (Location: 11391 OLD HIGHWAY 49)
NORTH GULFPORT SEVENTH AND EIGHTH (Location: 4715 ILLINOIS AVENUE)
HARRISON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 11072 HIGHWAY 49)
BAYOU VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 212 43RD STREET)
GULFPORT CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1310 42ND AVENUE)
GULFPORT VOCATIONAL ANNEX (Location: 100 PERRY STREET)

Private elementary/middle schools in Gulfport:

ST JOHN INTERPAROCHIAL ELEM SC (Students: 268; Location: 2415 17TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 603 WEST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (Students: 200; Location: 5003 LAWSON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 24TH AVE AT HWY 90; Grades: PK - 5)

See full list of schools located in Gulfport

Library in Gulfport:

HARRISON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $2,889,116; Location: 1300 21ST AVENUE; 270,545 books; 7,758 audio materials; 7,934 video materials; 561 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Collge - Jefferson Davis Campus is in Gulfport, MS.

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Notable locations in Gulfport: Bayou View Golf Course (A), Bernard Bayou Industrial Park (B), Broadwater Golf Course (C), Harrison County Courthouse (D), Gulfport City Hall (E), Gulfport-Harrison County Library (F), Armed Forces Retirement Home - Gulfport (G), West Side Community Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Great Southern Shopping Center (1), Gulf Mart Shopping Center (2), Hardy Court Shopping Center (3), Hewes Square Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gulfport include: Saint Johns Catholic Church (A), Saint James Baptist Church (B), Broadmoor Baptist Church (C), Burton Memorial Methodist Church (D), Church of God (E), Church of God in Christ (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), First Church of Christ Science (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Floral Hills Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Handsboro Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bernard, Bayou (A), Turkey Creek (B), Brickyard Bayou (C), Flat Branch (D), Fritz Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Gulfport include: Harbor Square Park (1), Herbert Wilson Recreation Center (2), Gaston Hewes Recreation Center (3), Cowan Road Field (4), Gulfport Recreation Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Mississippi Sound Historical Museum (1300 24th Avenue) (1), Lynn Meadows Discovery Center (Museums; 246 Dolan Avenue) (2), Isiah Fredericks Study Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3312 Mlk J) (3), Beach Amusements Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1300 Beach Drive) (4), Gulf Islands Water Park LLC (Amusement & Theme Parks; 17200 16th Street) (5), Amf Gulfport Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3100 25th Avenue) (6), Alston Amusement (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2507 33rd Street) (7), Fun Time USA (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1300 Beach Drive) (8), Harrison County - Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors BURE (942 Beach Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Seaway Inn (9475 Highway 49) (1), Crystal Inn (9379 Canal Road) (2), Best Western Seaway (9475 Highway 49) (3), Travelodge Oceanfront Gulfport (40 E Beach Blvd) (4), Holiday Inn Airport (9415 Highway 49) (5), Days Inn & Suites-At the Beach (4128 West Beach Boulevard) (6), Royal Beach Hotel (4310 West Beach Boulevard) (7), Casino Beach Motel Inc (4410 West Beach Boulevard) (8), Adrian Inns (4200 West Beach Boulevard) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Harrison County - Sand Beach- Parkway Commission (842 Commerce Street) (1), U S Government - United States Courts- Us Bankruptcy Court- Bankruptcy J (2012 15th Street) (2), A B C Court Programs (2100 24th) (3), Gulfport City - Police Department- Court Bailiff (15th Street) (4), Gulfport City - Municipal Court- Court Clerk (2309 15th Street) (5), Harrison County - Circuit Court- Circuit Court Judges- Place Number 2 (1801 23rd Avenue) (6), Harrison County - County Court- County Court Judges- Place Number 2 (1801 23rd Avenue) (7), Harrison County - Justice Court- Delinquent Mobile Home Taxes (1620 23rd Avenue) (8), Courts - Federal - District Court- Clerk's Office Information (2012 15th Street Suite 403) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Air pollution trends in Gulfport

Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 2 sites: 0.078 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.090 ppm in 2000, 0.075 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 2 sites: 0.088 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.121 ppm in 2000, 0.104 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 11.8 µ/m³ in 2005 (it was 12.8 µ/m³ in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0017 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0028 ppm in 2000, 0.0066 ppm in 1990).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gulfport and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF GULFPORT (Population served: 49000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CITY OF GULFPORT-ORANGE GROVE (Population served: 19598, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CITY OF GULFPORT-DEDEAUX UTILITY (Population served: 5058, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and NOV-22-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and NOV-22-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2002)

CITY OF GULFPORT-OAKLEIGH (Population served: 1375, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

DOLANS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 540, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-15-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and DEC-02-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

2 other older monitoring violations

COUNTRY LIVING MOBILE HOME PK (Population served: 210, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-18-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUN-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-13-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2000), State CCR Follow-up Notice (NOV-30-2000)

DEERWOOD UTILITIES (Population served: 198, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and JUN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2002)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Gulfport that have no violations reported:

HOMESTEAD MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 65, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.5%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gulfport, MS

People in group quarters in Gulfport

1137 people in military barracks, etc.
935 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
330 people in other nonhousehold living situations
243 people in nursing homes
190 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
124 people in other types of correctional institutions
121 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
93 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
74 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
47 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
30 people in military disciplinary barracks
28 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
28 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other group homes
7 people in military ships
4 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
2 people in religious group quarters

Gulfport compared to Mississippi state average:

Gulfport, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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

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Banks with most branches in Gulfport (2009 data):

Hancock Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2007-05-30: Bank assets: $3,851.5 mil, Deposits: $3,115.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
Regions Bank: Biloxi/Gulfport Courthouse Road Bran, Gulfport Branch, Dedeaux Road Branch, Courthouse Road Branch, Airport Branch. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Whitney National Bank: Gulfport Branch, Gulfport Drive-In Facility, Harrison Central Branch, Courthouse Road Drive-In Branch, Hardy Court Branch. Info updated 2008-12-22: Bank assets: $12,368.3 mil, Deposits: $9,267.1 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation
BancorpSouth Bank: Gulfport Branch, Courthouse Road Branch, Gulf Coast Gateway Branch, Cowan Pass Road Branch. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
The Peoples Bank, Biloxi, Mississippi: Gulf Branch, Downtown Gulfport Branch, Orange Grove Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $891.9 mil, Deposits: $510.8 mil, headquarters in Biloxi, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Financial Corporation
Community Bank, Coast: Gulfport Branch at 2015 East Pass Road, branch established on 1996-09-16; Orange Grove Branch at 12036 Highway 49, branch established on 2004-01-05. Info updated 2008-01-09: Bank assets: $417.5 mil, Deposits: $345.8 mil, headquarters in Biloxi, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trustmark National Bank: Hwy 49 Branch at 15465 Oak Lane, Unit 100a, branch established on 2007-03-29. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Gulfport Branch at 375 Courthouse Road, branch established on 1997-04-29. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
The First, A National Banking Association: Gulfport Branch at 15513 O'neal Rd, branch established on 2007-12-17. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $473.8 mil, Deposits: $378.7 mil, headquarters in Hattiesburg, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancshares, Inc., The

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Gulfport, Mississippi

Motel 6 - Gulfport, US 49, Gulfport, MS 39503, Phone: (228) 863-1890
Gulfport Beachfront Hotel, 1600 E Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501, Phone: (228) 864-4310, Fax: (228) 865-0525
Ramada Ltd Gulfport, 9375 Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS 39503, Phone: (228) 868-8500, Fax: (228) 865-0054
Ramada Limited Oceanfront - Gulfport, 960 East BCH Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39507, Phone: (228) 896-5555
Super 8 Motel - Gulfport, 826 BCH Dr, Gulfport, MS 39507, Phone: (628) 896-7515
Comfort Inn - Gulfport, 9343 Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS 39503, Phone: (228) 863-5500, Fax: (228) 863-7341
Days Inn - Gulfport, 15250 Poole St, Gulfport, MS 39503, Phone: (228) 864-5135, Fax: (228) 864-7194
Econo Lodge - Gulfport, 9265 Canal St, Gulfport, MS 39503, Phone: (228) 863-9910
18 other hotels and motels

All 26 fire-safe hotels and motels in Gulfport, Mississippi

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Gulfport mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Gulfport

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.79%

Here		50.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents	36.2%	33.0%	13.6%	3.0%	2.0%
Congregations	26.8%	12.3%	16.2%	3.4%	5.6%

Name	Episcopal Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	LDS (Mormon) Church	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	2.0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	6.6%
Congregations	2.8%	1.1%	1.1%	3.9%	26.8%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	4	$12,409	$37,227	0	$0
Other Government Administration	33	$81,026	$29,464	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	41	$121,190	$35,470	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	146	$480,987	$39,533	0	$0
Police - Other	32	$64,813	$24,305	0	$0
Firefighters	159	$484,036	$36,531	0	$0
Fire - Other	18	$74,793	$49,862	0	$0
Streets and Highways	20	$66,026	$39,616	0	$0
Water Transport and Terminals	1	$2,991	$35,892	0	$0
Hospitals	2509	$9,073,280	$43,396	587	$1,356,790
Parks and Recreation	56	$106,223	$22,762	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$12,812	$51,248	0	$0
Totals for Government	3022	$10,580,586	$42,014	587	$1,356,790

Gulfport government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,408,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $232,156,000
Sewerage: $10,815,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,250,000

All Other: $910,000

Parks and Recreation: $337,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $6,769,000
Sewerage: $6,769,000

General - Other: $5,648,000

Housing and Community Development: $883,000
Current Operations - Hospitals: $232,156,000
Police Protection: $17,629,000

Local Fire Protection: $9,285,000

Sewerage: $8,747,000

Regular Highways: $7,945,000

Parks and Recreation: $4,721,000

Water Utilities: $4,105,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,437,000

Financial Administration: $3,311,000

General - Other: $2,596,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,464,000

Central Staff Services: $1,274,000

Housing and Community Development: $721,000

General Public Buildings: $318,000

Natural Resources - Other: $23,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,136,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,952,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $491,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,206,000
Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,811,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,672,000

Interest Earnings: $1,234,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $201,419,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,797,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,828,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $738,000
Police Protection: $731,000

Parks and Recreation: $330,000

Local Fire Protection: $224,000

Financial Administration: $111,000

General - Other: $60,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000

Central Staff Services: $43,000

General Public Building: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,512,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,075,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,177,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $18,057,000
All Other: $7,380,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,610,000
Tax - Property: $19,325,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,868,000

Public Utilities Sales: $2,978,000

Other License: $1,954,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $132,428,000

9.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.32%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,578 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.52%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

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

from Jackson County, MS	1.38% ($31,501 average AGI)
from Hancock County, MS	0.85% ($34,467)
from Stone County, MS	0.17% ($31,312)

20.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	20.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.67% of residents moved to foreign countries ($971 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.67%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

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

to Jackson County, MS	2.35% ($28,467 average AGI)
to Hancock County, MS	0.56% ($39,947)
to Mobile County, AL	0.39% ($30,987)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gulfport:

WROA (1390 AM; 5 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: DOWDY/DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WQFX (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: WALKING BY FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
WGCM (1240 AM; 1 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: JMD, INC)
WXBD (1490 AM; 1 kW; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WTNI (1640 AM; 10 kW; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WBSL (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: HANCOCK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gulfport:

WGCM-FM (102.3 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WJZD (94.5 FM; LONG BEACH, MS; Owner: WJZD, INC.)
WXYK (107.1 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WUJM (96.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
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.)
WQYZ (92.5 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: GOLDEN GULF COAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCPR-FM (97.9 FM; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
WXRG (105.9 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
W201BK (88.1 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
W215BE (90.9 FM; D'IBERVILLE/BILOXI, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
W237AM (95.3 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: JOHN S LA TOUR DBA J & J B/C)

TV broadcast stations around Gulfport:

WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
W35BM (Channel 35; BILOXI, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
W26BR (Channel 26; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Gulfport fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 195 meters (640ft)
Total costs: $64,000
Total average daily traffic: 339,290
Total average daily truck traffic: 33,992

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 6
1990-1999: 10
2000-2009: 8

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		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 2007 (Based on 13 full and 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	166	$138,942	785	$149,022	862	$133,720	256	$50,174	10	$3,238,095	527	$155,421	25	$38,807
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	11	$144,763	154	$140,145	158	$127,292	37	$31,822	0	$0	77	$144,572	27	$64,432
APPLICATIONS DENIED	44	$127,326	302	$129,189	557	$120,413	178	$38,800	3	$4,457,967	177	$122,342	65	$50,632
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	23	$138,063	134	$143,509	209	$127,879	50	$61,447	1	$14,600,000	72	$135,513	3	$52,697
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	6	$126,848	39	$158,493	113	$113,032	6	$93,878	0	$0	27	$160,929	1	$129,000

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

Detailed mortgage data for all 18 tracts in Gulfport, MS

	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 2007 (Based on 13 full and 4 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	276	$145,305	76	$154,477	75	$166,797
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	57	$154,114	31	$166,724	18	$193,417
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$121,333	2	$144,435	2	$171,530
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	13	$165,153	8	$182,880	1	$60,930
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	6	$199,603	2	$245,130	4	$183,905

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

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 785
Hazardous Condition: 662
Service Call: 65
Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Gulfport

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Gulfport, MS

Gulfport on our top lists:

#9 on the list of "Top 100 cities with strongest arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries (pop. 50,000+)"

#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
#71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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