City profile
Gulfport, MS
Gulf Coast city with beaches, casinos and low living costs.
Climate
Climate type
Humid subtropical
Winter avg
53°F
Summer avg
82°F
Sunny days / yr
220
Home prices & cost of living
Median home price
$200,000
Typical monthly housing
$1,390
Cost of living (100 = U.S.)
86
Taxes
- Property tax
- 0.67%
- State income tax (top)
- 4.4%
- Social Security
- Not taxed
- Pensions
- Not taxed
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)
- 7.06%
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively High · county score 96/100
Top hazards: Hurricane, Lightning, Tornado
Nearest major airport
75 mi to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Political lean (2024 county vote)
Leans Republican · 36% Democratic / 63% Republican
Demographics (Census ACS)
Population (2024)
73,003
Growth since 2019
+1.9%
Median age
38.0
Residents 65+
16.2%
Median household income
$49,919
Income growth since 2019
+27.4%
Black household income
$34,577
Home ownership
55.1%
Poverty rate
22.8%
Poverty rate, 65+
15.4%
Race & ethnicity: Black 37.3% · White 47.3% · Hispanic 6.8% · Asian 1.7% · Other 7.0%
Crime (per 100,000 residents, 2025)
Violent crime
444 · 35% above the national average
Property crime
3,554 · 129% above the national average
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Gulfport Police Department. State average: violent 220, property 1,315.
2025–2026 trends
2026 market trends
- ▸Home insurance premiums are rising quickly here
- ▸Part of the New Great Migration — a growing Black community in the South
- ▸Climate/cost risks to check: hurricanes (coast), tornadoes
Highlights
- Gulf Coast beaches
- Low cost of living
- Own airport
Trade-offs
- Hurricane & insurance risk
- Limited healthcare
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