Gulfport Population and Demographics

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Gulfport City, Mississippi Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Gulfport Population: 71127 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 35244 49.55% Female 35883 50.45%       Under 5 years 5084 7.15% 5 to 9 years 5181 7.28% 10 to 14 years 5078 7.14% 15 to 19 years 5406 7.6% 20 to 24 years 5652 7.95% 25 to 34 years 10533 14.81% 35 to 44 years 11108 15.62% 45 to 54 years 9055 12.73% 55 to 59 years 3227 4.54% 60 to 64 years 2696 3.79% 65 to 74 years 4605 6.47% 75 to 84 years 2763 3.88% 85 years and over 739 1.04%       Median age (years) 33.6       18 years and over 52618 73.98% Male 25790 36.26% Female 26828 37.72% 21 years and over 49176 69.14% 62 years and over 9647 13.56% 65 years and over 8107 11.4% Male 3408 4.79% Female 4699 6.61%       Race     One race 69960 98.36% White 44229 62.18% Black or African American 23848 33.53% American Indian and Alaska Native 305 0.43% Asian 891 1.25% Asian indian 47 0.07% Chinese 71 0.1% Filipino 373 0.52% Japanese 48 0.07% Korean 39 0.05% Vietnamese 258 0.36% Other Asian 55 0.08% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 65 0.09% Native Hawaiian 11 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.05% Samoan 11 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 10 0.01% Some other race 622 0.87% Two or more races 1167 1.64%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 71127 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1814 2.55% Mexican 762 1.07% Puerto Rican 312 0.44% Cuban 75 0.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 665 0.93% Not Hispanic or Latino 69313 97.45% White alone 43337 60.93%       Relationship     Total Population 71127 100.00% In households 67703 95.19% Householder 26943 37.88% Spouse 11472 16.13% Child 20533 28.87% Own child under 18 years 15499 21.79% Other relatives 4588 6.45% Under 18 years 2358 3.32% Nonrelatives 4167 5.86% Unmarried partner 1800 2.53% In group quarters 3424 4.81% Institutionalized population 1512 2.13% Non-Institutionalized population 1912 2.69%       Households by Type     Total Households 26943 100.0 % Family households (families) 17653 65.52% With own children under 18 years 8649 32.1% Married-couple family 11472 42.58% With own children under 18 years 5018 18.62% Female householder, no husband present 4906 18.21% With own children under 18 years 2961 10.99% Non Family households 9290 34.48% Householder living alone 7464 27.7% Householder 65 years and over 2287 8.49%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9987 37.07% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5850 21.71%       Average Household size 2.51 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 29559 100.00% Occupied housing units 26943 91.15% Vacant housing units 2616 8.85% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 317 1.07% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 26943 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 15827 58.74% Renter-occupied housing units. 11116 41.26%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.57 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.43

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