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Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 246,190
Land Area (2000): 3,893.332 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,226.426 square kilometers

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2000	362,905	2002	367,459	2003	Not Available
2001	Not Available			2004	250,839

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	355,776	72.08%
Rural, Farm	3,549	0.72%
Rural, Non-farm	134,238	27.20%

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Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	89,340	83,206	6,134	6.87%	69
1991	91,038	84,408	6,630	7.28%	73
1992	94,465	87,111	7,354	7.79%	78
1993	99,311	93,502	5,809	5.85%	58
1994	103,520	97,542	5,978	5.77%	58
1995	102,690	95,631	7,059	6.87%	69
1996	102,899	97,522	5,377	5.23%	52
1997	104,158	99,089	5,070	4.87%	49
1998	106,316	102,088	4,227	3.98%	40
1999	110,231	106,114	4,117	3.74%	37
2000	116,945	111,229	5,716	4.89%	49
2001	117,763	112,642	5,121	4.35%	44
2002	117,275	110,858	6,417	5.47%	55
2003	118,822	112,841	5,981	5.03%	50
2004	120,193	113,910	6,283	5.23%	52
2005	121,278	108,127	13,151	10.84%	109
2006	109,098	98,107	10,991	10.07%	101
2007	112,909	106,796	6,113	5.41%	54
2008	114,480	107,992	6,489	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	87,596	80,835	6,761	7.72%	77
Feb 1990	87,397	81,766	5,631	6.44%	64
Mar 1990	87,706	82,405	5,301	6.04%	60
Apr 1990	89,078	83,365	5,713	6.41%	64
May 1990	89,475	83,643	5,832	6.52%	65
Jun 1990	91,744	84,959	6,785	7.40%	74
Jul 1990	90,879	84,962	5,917	6.51%	65
Aug 1990	89,295	83,092	6,203	6.95%	69
Sep 1990	88,996	82,652	6,344	7.13%	71
Oct 1990	89,167	82,784	6,383	7.16%	72
Nov 1990	89,908	83,291	6,617	7.36%	74
Dec 1990	90,837	84,714	6,123	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	88,733	82,085	6,648	7.49%	75
Feb 1991	89,908	83,233	6,675	7.42%	74
Mar 1991	90,409	84,074	6,335	7.01%	70
Apr 1991	91,322	84,916	6,406	7.01%	70
May 1991	90,966	83,923	7,043	7.74%	77
Jun 1991	93,412	85,403	8,009	8.57%	86
Jul 1991	93,340	86,256	7,084	7.59%	76
Aug 1991	91,380	84,637	6,743	7.38%	74
Sep 1991	91,230	84,504	6,726	7.37%	74
Oct 1991	90,504	84,295	6,209	6.86%	69
Nov 1991	90,386	84,417	5,969	6.60%	66
Dec 1991	90,866	85,156	5,710	6.28%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	90,462	83,265	7,197	7.96%	80
Feb 1992	91,350	84,359	6,991	7.65%	77
Mar 1992	91,751	84,879	6,872	7.49%	75
Apr 1992	92,430	85,495	6,935	7.50%	75
May 1992	94,428	86,372	8,056	8.53%	85
Jun 1992	96,804	87,210	9,594	9.91%	99
Jul 1992	96,516	88,199	8,317	8.62%	86
Aug 1992	96,548	88,592	7,956	8.24%	82
Sep 1992	95,994	88,644	7,350	7.66%	77
Oct 1992	95,561	88,544	7,017	7.34%	73
Nov 1992	95,491	89,485	6,006	6.29%	63
Dec 1992	96,247	90,285	5,962	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	94,732	88,376	6,356	6.71%	67
Feb 1993	95,511	89,511	6,000	6.28%	63
Mar 1993	96,499	90,286	6,213	6.44%	64
Apr 1993	97,090	91,123	5,967	6.15%	61
May 1993	100,839	94,376	6,463	6.41%	64
Jun 1993	102,695	95,741	6,954	6.77%	68
Jul 1993	102,714	96,916	5,798	5.64%	56
Aug 1993	100,704	94,924	5,780	5.74%	57
Sep 1993	100,179	94,851	5,328	5.32%	53
Oct 1993	99,858	94,443	5,415	5.42%	54
Nov 1993	100,167	95,318	4,849	4.84%	48
Dec 1993	100,740	96,153	4,587	4.55%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	100,562	94,971	5,591	5.56%	56
Feb 1994	101,445	95,951	5,494	5.42%	54
Mar 1994	101,886	96,309	5,577	5.47%	55
Apr 1994	102,104	96,568	5,536	5.42%	54
May 1994	105,180	98,810	6,370	6.06%	61
Jun 1994	107,472	100,388	7,084	6.59%	66
Jul 1994	106,927	100,929	5,998	5.61%	56
Aug 1994	105,017	99,024	5,993	5.71%	57
Sep 1994	103,315	97,519	5,796	5.61%	56
Oct 1994	102,781	96,125	6,656	6.48%	65
Nov 1994	102,823	96,746	6,077	5.91%	59
Dec 1994	102,733	97,168	5,565	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	101,680	93,826	7,854	7.72%	77
Feb 1995	101,844	94,442	7,402	7.27%	73
Mar 1995	102,035	94,759	7,276	7.13%	71
Apr 1995	103,114	95,109	8,005	7.76%	78
May 1995	104,353	95,763	8,590	8.23%	82
Jun 1995	104,430	96,538	7,892	7.56%	76
Jul 1995	103,854	97,750	6,104	5.88%	59
Aug 1995	102,743	95,859	6,884	6.70%	67
Sep 1995	101,562	95,136	6,426	6.33%	63
Oct 1995	102,176	95,615	6,561	6.42%	64
Nov 1995	101,988	96,175	5,813	5.70%	57
Dec 1995	102,502	96,599	5,903	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	101,728	95,255	6,473	6.36%	64
Feb 1996	102,257	96,576	5,681	5.56%	56
Mar 1996	102,725	97,147	5,578	5.43%	54
Apr 1996	102,281	96,719	5,562	5.44%	54
May 1996	103,409	97,534	5,875	5.68%	57
Jun 1996	104,114	98,212	5,902	5.67%	57
Jul 1996	104,880	99,604	5,276	5.03%	50
Aug 1996	103,491	98,336	5,155	4.98%	50
Sep 1996	101,968	97,281	4,687	4.60%	46
Oct 1996	102,613	97,368	5,245	5.11%	51
Nov 1996	102,577	97,937	4,640	4.52%	45
Dec 1996	102,749	98,300	4,449	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	101,514	96,011	5,503	5.42%	54
Feb 1997	101,897	96,715	5,182	5.09%	51
Mar 1997	102,057	96,669	5,388	5.28%	53
Apr 1997	102,514	97,649	4,865	4.75%	47
May 1997	104,161	98,705	5,456	5.24%	52
Jun 1997	104,664	98,607	6,057	5.79%	58
Jul 1997	105,225	100,207	5,018	4.77%	48
Aug 1997	104,310	98,997	5,313	5.09%	51
Sep 1997	105,391	100,208	5,183	4.92%	49
Oct 1997	105,697	100,482	5,215	4.93%	49
Nov 1997	106,135	102,024	4,111	3.87%	39
Dec 1997	106,336	102,792	3,544	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	104,282	100,148	4,134	3.96%	40
Feb 1998	105,257	101,609	3,648	3.47%	35
Mar 1998	105,853	101,908	3,945	3.73%	37
Apr 1998	105,868	102,249	3,619	3.42%	34
May 1998	106,827	102,418	4,409	4.13%	41
Jun 1998	107,046	101,894	5,152	4.81%	48
Jul 1998	107,000	102,387	4,613	4.31%	43
Aug 1998	106,269	101,697	4,572	4.30%	43
Sep 1998	106,404	101,755	4,649	4.37%	44
Oct 1998	107,188	102,358	4,830	4.51%	45
Nov 1998	106,607	102,864	3,743	3.51%	35
Dec 1998	107,187	103,772	3,415	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	106,446	102,398	4,048	3.80%	38
Feb 1999	107,337	103,890	3,447	3.21%	32
Mar 1999	109,523	105,729	3,794	3.46%	35
Apr 1999	109,992	106,407	3,585	3.26%	33
May 1999	111,083	106,883	4,200	3.78%	38
Jun 1999	111,868	107,314	4,554	4.07%	41
Jul 1999	112,521	108,187	4,334	3.85%	39
Aug 1999	110,148	105,741	4,407	4.00%	40
Sep 1999	110,430	106,002	4,428	4.01%	40
Oct 1999	110,363	105,795	4,568	4.14%	41
Nov 1999	110,618	106,727	3,891	3.52%	35
Dec 1999	112,448	108,296	4,152	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	115,831	109,368	6,463	5.58%	56
Feb 2000	116,526	110,412	6,114	5.25%	52
Mar 2000	116,582	110,201	6,381	5.47%	55
Apr 2000	117,532	112,184	5,348	4.55%	46
May 2000	118,731	112,095	6,636	5.59%	56
Jun 2000	119,819	112,898	6,921	5.78%	58
Jul 2000	118,608	112,613	5,995	5.05%	51
Aug 2000	117,299	111,520	5,779	4.93%	49
Sep 2000	115,204	110,312	4,892	4.25%	42
Oct 2000	115,350	110,188	5,162	4.48%	45
Nov 2000	115,791	111,078	4,713	4.07%	41
Dec 2000	116,065	111,875	4,190	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	117,425	112,530	4,895	4.17%	42
Feb 2001	118,258	113,677	4,581	3.87%	39
Mar 2001	118,751	113,858	4,893	4.12%	41
Apr 2001	118,599	114,457	4,142	3.49%	35
May 2001	120,148	115,331	4,817	4.01%	40
Jun 2001	118,302	113,031	5,271	4.46%	45
Jul 2001	118,597	113,791	4,806	4.05%	41
Aug 2001	116,511	111,260	5,251	4.51%	45
Sep 2001	116,695	111,651	5,044	4.32%	43
Oct 2001	116,140	110,536	5,604	4.83%	48
Nov 2001	116,573	110,749	5,824	5.00%	50
Dec 2001	117,153	110,828	6,325	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	115,806	108,628	7,178	6.20%	62
Feb 2002	115,992	109,650	6,342	5.47%	55
Mar 2002	116,360	109,857	6,503	5.59%	56
Apr 2002	116,819	110,681	6,138	5.25%	53
May 2002	117,527	110,940	6,587	5.60%	56
Jun 2002	119,680	112,661	7,019	5.86%	59
Jul 2002	119,502	113,100	6,402	5.36%	54
Aug 2002	117,254	111,280	5,974	5.09%	51
Sep 2002	117,478	111,634	5,844	4.97%	50
Oct 2002	117,269	110,585	6,684	5.70%	57
Nov 2002	116,709	110,633	6,076	5.21%	52
Dec 2002	116,899	110,647	6,252	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	116,795	109,964	6,831	5.85%	58
Feb 2003	117,949	112,004	5,945	5.04%	50
Mar 2003	118,222	112,223	5,999	5.07%	51
Apr 2003	118,528	112,709	5,819	4.91%	49
May 2003	119,635	113,271	6,364	5.32%	53
Jun 2003	121,594	113,880	7,714	6.34%	63
Jul 2003	121,409	114,899	6,510	5.36%	54
Aug 2003	119,017	113,428	5,589	4.70%	47
Sep 2003	118,349	113,090	5,259	4.44%	44
Oct 2003	118,067	112,243	5,824	4.93%	49
Nov 2003	117,984	113,030	4,954	4.20%	42
Dec 2003	118,313	113,353	4,960	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	117,711	111,747	5,964	5.07%	51
Feb 2004	117,957	112,667	5,290	4.48%	45
Mar 2004	118,687	113,438	5,249	4.42%	44
Apr 2004	119,161	113,923	5,238	4.40%	44
May 2004	120,376	114,156	6,220	5.17%	52
Jun 2004	122,411	115,234	7,177	5.86%	59
Jul 2004	123,225	116,418	6,807	5.52%	55
Aug 2004	121,287	114,970	6,317	5.21%	52
Sep 2004	119,861	113,410	6,451	5.38%	54
Oct 2004	120,194	112,922	7,272	6.05%	61
Nov 2004	120,498	113,746	6,752	5.60%	56
Dec 2004	120,948	114,290	6,658	5.50%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	120,060	112,584	7,476	6.23%	62
Feb 2005	120,330	113,171	7,159	5.95%	59
Mar 2005	121,223	114,033	7,190	5.93%	59
Apr 2005	120,928	114,039	6,889	5.70%	57
May 2005	122,143	114,383	7,760	6.35%	64
Jun 2005	124,567	116,083	8,484	6.81%	68
Jul 2005	123,905	116,326	7,579	6.12%	61
Aug 2005	122,049	115,013	7,036	5.76%	58
Sep 2005	127,228	97,767	29,461	23.16%	232
Oct 2005	121,799	95,179	26,620	21.86%	219
Nov 2005	120,972	97,461	23,511	19.44%	194
Dec 2005	110,137	91,490	18,647	16.93%	169

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	107,817	89,947	17,870	16.57%	166
Feb 2006	106,859	91,659	15,200	14.22%	142
Mar 2006	104,829	92,128	12,701	12.12%	121
Apr 2006	105,979	93,263	12,716	12.00%	120
May 2006	106,787	94,724	12,063	11.30%	113
Jun 2006	108,262	97,303	10,959	10.12%	101
Jul 2006	109,515	98,705	10,810	9.87%	99
Aug 2006	110,882	101,722	9,160	8.26%	83
Sep 2006	111,364	103,124	8,240	7.40%	74
Oct 2006	111,373	103,657	7,716	6.93%	69
Nov 2006	112,303	104,898	7,405	6.59%	66
Dec 2006	113,207	106,151	7,056	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	111,361	104,165	7,196	6.46%	65
Feb 2007	111,537	104,863	6,674	5.98%	60
Mar 2007	111,562	105,216	6,346	5.69%	57
Apr 2007	111,107	105,216	5,891	5.30%	53
May 2007	112,489	106,720	5,769	5.13%	51
Jun 2007	114,881	108,387	6,494	5.65%	57
Jul 2007	115,245	108,789	6,456	5.60%	56
Aug 2007	112,944	107,377	5,567	4.93%	49
Sep 2007	112,949	107,258	5,691	5.04%	50
Oct 2007	113,296	107,526	5,770	5.09%	51
Nov 2007	113,669	108,223	5,446	4.79%	48
Dec 2007	113,873	107,814	6,059	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	113,580	107,573	6,007	5.29%	53
Feb 2008	112,732	107,150	5,582	4.95%	50
Mar 2008	113,575	107,961	5,614	4.94%	49
Apr 2008	114,486	109,109	5,377	4.70%	47
May 2008	115,238	109,103	6,135	5.32%	53
Jun 2008	116,280	108,715	7,565	6.51%	65
Jul 2008	117,554	109,496	8,058	6.85%	69
Aug 2008	113,983	106,848	7,135	6.26%	63
Sep 2008	112,896	105,972	6,924	6.13%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	16,934	15.31%
2.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	10,506	9.50%
3.	Public Administration	8,574	7.75%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,388	5.77%
5.	Health Care	4,232	3.83%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,126	3.73%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,850	3.48%
8.	Educational Services	3,536	3.20%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,484	3.15%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	3,340	3.02%
11.	Finance and Insurance	2,576	2.33%
12.	Truck Transportation	2,556	2.31%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,430	2.20%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,172	1.96%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,168	1.96%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,918	1.73%
17.	Other Transportation	1,790	1.62%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,752	1.58%
19.	Utilities	1,734	1.57%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	1,632	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	15,254	15.26%
2.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	11,794	11.80%
3.	Educational Services	11,598	11.61%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,856	10.86%
5.	Public Administration	5,040	5.04%
6.	Finance and Insurance	4,482	4.49%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,084	4.09%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	3,742	3.74%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,970	2.97%
10.	Social Assistance	2,728	2.73%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,938	1.94%
12.	Construction	1,888	1.89%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,866	1.87%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,772	1.77%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	1,172	1.17%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,128	1.13%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,084	1.08%
18.	Private Household Services	894	0.89%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	818	0.82%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	742	0.74%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	6,142	5.55%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	5,284	4.78%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,916	4.44%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,778	4.32%
5.	Other Management Occupations	4,662	4.21%
6.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	3,864	3.49%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,490	3.16%
8.	Other Production Occupations	3,418	3.09%
9.	Other Construction Trades	3,388	3.06%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,320	3.00%
11.	Carpenters	3,314	3.00%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,922	2.64%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,554	2.31%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,534	2.29%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,498	2.26%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,416	2.18%
17.	Construction Laborers	2,160	1.95%
18.	Top Executives	2,092	1.89%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,004	1.81%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,960	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	5,990	5.99%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	5,718	5.72%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,242	5.25%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	5,164	5.17%
5.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	4,124	4.13%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,116	4.12%
7.	Registered Nurses	4,062	4.06%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,894	3.90%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,740	3.74%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,600	3.60%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,528	3.53%
12.	Other Management Occupations	3,314	3.32%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,802	2.80%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,760	2.76%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,538	2.54%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,282	2.28%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,092	2.09%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,952	1.95%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,902	1.90%
20.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	1,730	1.73%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	213,954	56.35%
15-35 hours	37,499	9.88%
1-14 hours	9,103	2.40%
No regular hours	119,151	31.38%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	10,924	5.02%
5 AM-5:29 AM	8,915	4.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	13,631	6.27%
6 AM-6:29 AM	23,379	10.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	28,262	12.99%
7 AM-7:29 AM	30,464	14.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	28,793	13.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM	15,958	7.34%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	7,788	3.58%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	10,296	4.73%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	4,447	2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,050	0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM	14,599	6.71%
4 PM-11:59 PM	18,034	8.29%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	7,328	3.37%
5-9	27,069	12.44%
10-14	34,646	15.93%
15-19	38,864	17.87%
20-24	33,861	15.57%
25-29	11,568	5.32%
30-34	28,652	13.17%
35-39	4,280	1.97%
40-44	4,699	2.16%
45-59	12,532	5.76%
60-89	8,125	3.73%
At least 90	5,916	2.72%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	590	0.27%	152,746	70.22%
30-44	164	0.08%	37,467	17.22%
45-59	170	0.08%	12,362	5.68%
At least 60	140	0.06%	13,901	6.39%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	530	0.24%
Car / truck / van, carpool	29,461	13.27%
Car / truck / van, solo	175,286	78.97%
Motorcycle	186	0.08%
Other	2,254	1.02%
Public transportation	1,064	0.48%
Walked	8,759	3.95%
Worked at home	4,427	1.99%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 186,514 (475,496 people)
: 129,004 (393,718 people)
: 44,227
: 232,773
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	21,828	11.68%
$10,000-$14,999	14,312	7.66%
$15,000-$19,999	13,614	7.28%
$20,000-$24,999	14,603	7.81%
$25,000-$29,999	14,222	7.61%
$30,000-$34,999	13,820	7.39%
$35,000-$39,999	13,149	7.03%
$40,000-$44,999	11,472	6.14%
$45,000-$49,999	9,751	5.22%
$50,000-$59,999	16,722	8.94%
$60,000-$74,999	16,696	8.93%
$75,000-$99,999	14,939	7.99%
$100,000-$124,999	5,393	2.88%
$125,000-$149,999	2,170	1.16%
$150,000-$199,999	1,832	0.98%
$200,000 or more	2,424	1.30%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	23,627	25.36%
Family, 2 people	26,260	28.18%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,520	4.85%
Family, 3 people	16,087	17.26%
Nonfamily, 3 people	669	0.72%
Family, 4 people	12,758	13.69%
Nonfamily, 4 people	209	0.22%
Family, 5 people	5,844	6.27%
Nonfamily, 5 people	70	0.08%
Family, 6 people	1,991	2.14%
Nonfamily, 6 people	19	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	1,115	1.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	13	0.01%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	148,742	30.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	50,665	10.26%
Public Assistance	5,071	1.03%
Retirement	37,840	7.66%
Self Employment	19,851	4.02%
Social Security	50,700	10.27%
Supplemental Security	10,064	2.04%
Wage / Salary	142,822	28.92%
Other	28,075	5.69%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	52,341	54.96%
With children under 18	42,888	45.04%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	23,269	12.19%
Married	107,640	56.39%
Never Married	54,567	28.59%
Widowed	5,416	2.84%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,711	14.13%
Married	104,425	53.26%
Never Married	41,848	21.34%
Widowed	22,075	11.26%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	22,322	6.10%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	55,266	15.11%
High school diploma or equivalent	108,384	29.63%
Some college, no degree	96,725	26.44%
Associate degree	25,536	6.98%
Bachelors degree	37,317	10.20%
Graduate or professional degree	20,224	5.53%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,783	1.94%	4,308	1.75%	9,091	3.69%
Kindergarten	6,655	2.70%	1,176	0.48%	7,831	3.18%
Grades 1-4	26,113	10.61%	3,811	1.55%	29,924	12.15%
Grades 5-8	25,879	10.51%	2,740	1.11%	28,619	11.62%
Grades 9-12	24,065	9.77%	2,828	1.15%	26,893	10.92%
Undergrad college	17,589	7.14%	2,386	0.97%	19,975	8.11%
Graduate or professional school	1,770	0.72%	918	0.37%	2,688	1.09%
Total	106,854	43.40%	18,167	7.38%	125,021	50.78%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	889	816
2002	729	726
2003	526	485
2004	526	564

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	406,581	85.29%
Below Poverty Level	70,134	14.71%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,278
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2000	1.353	0.524	0.061	1.394	3.331	0.000	11.987	39.862	3.089	54.937
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	1.638	0.425	0.087	1.374	3.524	0.000	12.649	34.284	4.341	51.274
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	1.176	0.466	0.048	1.336	3.026	0.000	12.721	34.839	2.731	50.291

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	35,194	14.30%
10-19 Years	36,824	14.96%
20-29 Years	34,741	14.11%
30-39 Years	37,184	15.10%
40-49 Years	36,406	14.79%
50-59 Years	26,968	10.95%
60-69 Years	19,349	7.86%
70-79 Years	13,671	5.55%
80-89 Years	5,024	2.04%
90+ Years	829	0.34%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	122,427	49.73%
Female	123,763	50.27%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	185,045	75.16%
African-American	45,210	18.36%
Hispanic/Latino	5,855	2.38%
Asian	5,269	2.14%
Multiracial	3,319	1.35%
Amerindian	1,075	0.44%
Other Race	248	0.10%
Pacific Islander	169	0.07%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	61,092	18.28%
2.	Irish	49,939	14.94%
3.	German	48,190	14.42%
4.	French Non-Basque	45,679	13.67%
5.	English	40,138	12.01%
6.	Italian	22,066	6.60%
7.	Scotch Irish	10,465	3.13%
8.	Scottish	7,829	2.34%
9.	Dutch	5,427	1.62%
10.	French Canadian	4,784	1.43%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	430,732	93.90%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,424	2.49%
3.	Vietnamese	5,348	1.17%
4.	French	2,871	0.63%
5.	German	1,927	0.42%
6.	Tagalog	1,152	0.25%
7.	Korean	646	0.14%
8.	Italian	528	0.12%
9.	Japanese	500	0.11%
10.	Arabic	382	0.08%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	478,505	96.95%
Naturalized immigrant	7,836	1.59%
Not a citizen	7,222	1.46%

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Counties Back to top

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Hancock County

Harrison County

Stone County

Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area Cities Back to top

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.

Gulfport (71,127)	Diamondhead (5,912)	Mc Henry
Biloxi (50,644)	Shoreline Park (4,058)	Perkinston
Long Beach (17,320)	Wiggins (3,849)	Lakeshore
Bay St. Louis (8,209)	Kiln (2,040)	Stennis Space Center
D'Iberville (7,608)	Pearlington (1,684)	Bay Saint Louis
Waveland (6,674)	Saucier (1,303)
Pass Christian (6,579)	Lyman (1,081)

Bay Saint Louis	Lakeshore	Saucier
Bay St. Louis	Long Beach	Shoreline Park
Biloxi	Lyman	Stennis Space Center
D'Iberville	Mc Henry	Waveland
Diamondhead	Pass Christian	Wiggins
Gulfport	Pearlington
Kiln	Perkinston