Latest news about poverty in Gulfport, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.1% of Gulfport, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 23.8% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 18.0% of high school graduates and 43.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 63.9%. For comparison, it was 29.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Gulfport, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Gulfport:
25.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Gulfport:
13.2%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Gulfport:
30.8%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Gulfport:
26.1%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
63.9%
Residents above poverty level:
29.3%
Poverty by age in Gulfport, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Gulfport,MS (percentage below poverty level)
35.5%Under 5 years
19.2%5 years
26.9%6 to 11 years
40.2%12 to 14 years
8.8%15 years
28.1%16 and 17 years
35.2%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
25.6%35 to 44 years
23.9%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
15.9%65 to 74 years
18.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Gulfport,MS (percentage below poverty level)
43.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
33.0%6 to 11 years
24.0%12 to 14 years
68.0%15 years
62.0%16 and 17 years
35.0%18 to 24 years
29.0%25 to 34 years
28.0%35 to 44 years
21.0%45 to 54 years
22.0%55 to 64 years
19.0%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Gulfport,MS (% below half of poverty level)
20.0%Under 6 years
19.1%6 to 11 years
25.6%12 to 17 years
13.6%18 to 24 years
7.4%25 to 34 years
20.0%35 to 44 years
13.2%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
5.7%65 to 74 years
4.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Gulfport, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gulfport, MS (%)
13.1%White
43.3%Black
10.4%American Indian
31.6%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
22.6%Other race
31.4%2+ races
23.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Gulfport, MS (absolute numbers)
4,634White
9,870Black
12American Indian
341Asian
0Native Hawaiian
359Other race
2,1202+ races
869Hispanic
25.1%Below poverty level
74.9%Above poverty level
26.5%Below poverty level
73.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Gulfport, MS
Children below poverty level:
Gulfport, Mississippi:
37.2%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Gulfport:
18.0%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Gulfport:
43.1%
Mississippi:
33.2%
25.1%Married-couple family
12.9%Male, no wife present
62.0%Female, no husband present
1.9%Worked full-time, year-round
21.9%Worked part-time
76.1%Did not work
17.6%Both worked full-time
5.3%One full-time, other part-time
12.3%One full-time, other didn't work
32.0%Both worked part-time
10.3%One part-time, other didn't work
22.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
4.6%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
21.1%1970 to 1979
20.3%1960 to 1969
14.7%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
11.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.3%1999 to 2000
8.5%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
13.8%1980 to 1989
24.2%1970 to 1979
21.5%1960 to 1969
12.9%1950 to 1959
5.4%1940 to 1949
5.7%1939 or earlier
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