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Gulfport, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Gulfport is a Census city of 73,003 people across 55.62 square miles of land, in Harrison County. Median household income is $49,919, 55.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gulfport
What Gulfport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area55.62 sq mi
- Water area8.39 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,312
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarrison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gulfport
How many people live in Gulfport
- Population73,003
- Median age38.0
- Population under 1816,258
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over11,916
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households29,287
- Family households17,086
- Share of households that are families58.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gulfport
Income and work in Gulfport
- Median household income$49,919
- Per capita income$30,378
- Civilian labor force33,362
- Employed30,337
- Unemployed3,025
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over49,992
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gulfport
Housing in Gulfport
- Housing units33,837
- Occupied units29,287
- Vacant units4,550
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent
- Owner occupied16,136
- Renter occupied13,151
- Ownership rate55.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,086
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent
- Single family units23,028
- Share single family68.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,452
- Share in buildings of two or more27.9 percent
- Mobile homes1,301 plus or minus 265
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gulfport
How Gulfport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute28,743
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,192
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,657
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.2 percent
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.8 percent
- Worked from home7.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gulfport
SBA loans in Gulfport (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$37,885,500
- Average approval$621,074
- Median approval$268,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,395,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported857
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.4 percent
- Share to franchises34.4 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gulfport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gulfport
SBA loans in Gulfport (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,911,000
- Average approval$782,200
- Median approval$455,000
- Largest approval$2,056,000
- Jobs supported71
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gulfport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gulfport
Flood risk in Gulfport
- NFIP communityCity of Gulfport
- NFIP community number285253
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The City of Gulfport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 285253 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harrison County, not Gulfport
Harrison County context, not Gulfport figures
- Establishments in Harrison County4,368
- Covered employment, Harrison County89,013
- Average annual pay, Harrison County$48,164
- Housing units permitted, Harrison County2,116
Every figure in this section is published for Harrison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gulfport.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gulfport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gulfport, Mississippi?
73,003, in 29,287 households. Gulfport city covers 55.62 square miles of land, which is 1,312 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gulfport in?
Harrison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gulfport?
$49,919. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,600. Median gross rent is $1,086 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gulfport businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $37.9 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $268,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gulfport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gulfport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gulfport. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gulfport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gulfport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gulfport, city of, community 285253, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gulfport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harrison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gulfport.
Is zoning published for Gulfport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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