Gulfport Jobs

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi. It is the larger of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city of Gulport had a total population of 71,127. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gulfport is the east coast home to the US Navy Seabees. On August 29, 2005, Gulfport was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed . Much of Gulfport was also severely damaged by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969. __TOC__

Among the most common occupations in Gulfport are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%; Sales and office occupations, 19%; and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Gulfport, Mississippi work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Gulfport, Mississippi are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 15%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 12%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Gulfport job listings indicate that the following industries in Gulfport are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Gulfport, Mississippi is $31,097, and the median income of households in Gulfport was $34,055.

According to our Gulfport Trends data, the number of Gulfport, Mississippi jobs has increased by 5% since October 2011.

Population of Gulfport Total population 66,388 Male 47.23% Female 52.77% Median age 35.2     Gulfport Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.6% Median cost of a home $92,100 Median mortgage payment $629 Renter-occupied homes 37.4% Vacant housing 14.1% Median monthly rent $634     Average Income Median for all workers $22,120 Median for all male full-time $38,300 Median for all female full-time $23,894     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 54% Black or African American 40% Asian 4% Other 3%     Gulfport Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 24 minutes