Gautier, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

19,046

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

2.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

2.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,926

0.887% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$166,400

Population & Diversity

Gautier, MS is home to a population of 19k people, from which 98.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.15% of Gautier, MS residents were born outside of the country (599 people).

In 2024, there were 1.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Gautier, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.62k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 931 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Gautier, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gautier, MS was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gautier, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gautier, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 783
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.62k ± 821
Other (Hispanic)
931 ± 486

10.3%

Hispanic Population

1.95k people

10.3% of the people in Gautier, MS are hispanic (1.95k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gautier, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,967 ± 3,094 people
Honduras
6,221 ± 1,934 people
Guatemala
4,623 ± 1,668 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 15,967 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 6,221 and Guatemala with 4,623.

Foreign-Born Population

3.15%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

599 people

3.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

617 people

As of 2024, 3.15% of Gautier, MS residents (599 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gautier, MS was 3.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gautier, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
408 ± 162
Gulf War (2001-)
393 ± 151
Vietnam
323 ± 110

Gautier, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gautier, MS.

Economy

The economy of Gautier, MS employs 8.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gautier, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,446 people), Manufacturing (1,308 people), and Retail Trade (1,248 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,000), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,500), and Transportation & Warehousing ($70,563).

Employment

Occupations

8.88k

2024 Value

± 842

−1.57%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gautier, MS declined at a rate of −1.57%, from 9.02k employees to 8.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gautier, MS, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,105 people), Management Occupations (1,100 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,074 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gautier, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.88k

2024 Value

± 842

−1.57%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gautier, MS declined at a rate of −1.57%, from 9.02k employees to 8.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gautier, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,446 people), Manufacturing (1,308 people), and Retail Trade (1,248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gautier, MS, though some of these residents may live in Gautier, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,805

Median earning men ± $6,864

$33,953

Median earning women ± $3,632

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,000), Public Administration ($80,278), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($62,159), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,795), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,154).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gautier, MS was $166,400 in 2024, which is 0.5 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,700 to $166,400, a 2.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Gautier, MS is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gautier, MS have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gautier, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$166,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,855

$4,941

Median Property Taxes

±$556

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gautier, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gautier, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.8%

Homeownership

2024

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.8% of the housing units in Gautier, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gautier, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,926

Median Household Income

± $12,157

7.4k

Number of Households

± 745

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.4k households in Gautier, MS declined from $61,926 from the previous year's value of $62,480.

The following chart displays the households in Gautier, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gautier, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.61%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Gautier, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gautier, MS have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Gautier, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gautier, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gautier, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gautier, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gautier, MS (3.3k out of 18.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gautier, MS is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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