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Town Hall · Gulfport

Gulfport runs its own hospital

Gulfport’s city government spent $76.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,059 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($762.8 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.

Town website
Next public meeting

Architectural Review Committee

3:00 pm

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$76.5M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,059
In 2022: $1,047, more than 77% of 146 similar cities
Long-term debt
$206.0M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
569
full-time, hospital & welfare staff apart (2,674 in all) · March payroll $28.3M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,253
0.72% of home value · MS 0.72%

What stands out about how Gulfport is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Runs a hospital$762.8 million for a hospital the city runs in 2024, shown apart from day-to-day spending.Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,047 per resident, more than 77% of 146 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Harrison County School District with 2 other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,059 per resident a year, or $2.90 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 88%From the state 5%Property taxes 3%Interest, fines & other 2%Utility sales 1%Sales taxes 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%From the federal government <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $23.8 million; interest on debt $7.9 million; payments to other governments $14.5 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $891.2 million.
Why the hospital is apart.The Census Bureau counts the hospital it runs in the city’s books ($762.8 million, 90% of all operations). Only 135 of the 11,301 towns and cities of 2,500+ run one (Census finance files), so it is shown here and left out of every per-resident comparison.
Compared with similar places

$1,047 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them

Gulfport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,047 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 146 Mississippi cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $672, and the middle half spent $363–$1,034. Gulfport spent more than 77% of them.

Middle half of the group, $363–$1,034Median $672Gulfport

Includes sewer and trash ($7.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
146

Mississippi cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Gulfport itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Gulfport reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$74.8 million
2023$74.2 million
2024$76.5 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,047 · 2023: $1,029 · 2024: $1,059.

City staff
569

full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 559 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,253 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Long Beach$1,963
Biloxi$1,354
Gulfport$1,253
Mississippi$1,215
Lyman$1,072
$1,253
typical bill a year
0.72%
effective rate
$174,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gulfport’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Gulfport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gulfport →

Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Gulfport’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Gulfport

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See gulfport-ms.gov for Gulfport’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Gulfport yet.gulfport-ms.gov ↗
Who works for Gulfport

One full-time city employee for every 127 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (72,236).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police177
Fire160
Parks & libraries58 + 2 pt
Administration & buildings43 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation40
Courts, inspections & corrections27
Housing & development25
Sewer & trash1
Other38
Run separately
Hospital, health & welfare2,105 + 1,346 pt
569
full-time, hospital, health & welfare apart
1,350
part-time
$28.3M
payroll for March 2025
$339.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$92,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
139
sworn police officers
149
full-time firefighters
The hospital.The 2,105 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff include the hospital the city runs, so they are counted apart, as the hospitals are in the budget. The payroll figures cover every employee, the hospital’s included: the Census file doesn’t split pay by function.
Estimates.Gulfport didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Harrison County School District

Gulfport’s K–12 school district, shared with D'Iberville, Biloxi. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Gulfport →
$11,426
per pupil · MS $12,392
14,299
students
$61.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,426 per pupil, $6,971 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 34%State 46%Federal 20%

Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.

Also serving Gulfport

Gulfport School District · $12,235 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Gulfport’s votes are counted by county

Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gulfport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harrison County’s results.

President · Harrison County’s results75,923 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican63.9%48,497 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat35.0%26,555 votes

Others: 1.1% (871 votes).

Most votes in Harrison County: Donald J Trump

Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%

The county’s page

100% of Gulfport lies in Harrison County. Every 2024 race in Harrison County is on the county’s page.

Harrison County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Gulfport

From town hall to Washington

Gulfport sends 5 representatives to the Mississippi House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: gulfport-ms.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Mississippi HouseGulfport is split between 5 districts
    Jeffrey HulumGreg HaneyJim EstradaRichard BennettCarolyn Crawford
  3. 3
    Mississippi SenateState senator
    Joel CarterMike ThompsonScott DeLanoPhilman LadnerMike Seymour
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tate Reeves
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Mike Ezell
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
    Roger F. WickerCindy Hyde-Smith
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Gulfport compares with the towns next door

Gulfport spent $1,047 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,493. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Biloxi: $1,493 per resident (2022)Long Beach: no reported 2022 figuresLyman: unincorporated, no town budgetBiloxiLong BeachLymanGulfport
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Biloxi$1,493$1,354
Long Beachestimate$1,963
Gulfport$1,047$1,253

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Gulfport’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitegulfport-ms.gov ↗

Questions about Gulfport’s government

How much does Gulfport spend per resident?

About $1,059 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Gulfport also runs a hospital ($762.8 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,047 was more than 77% of 146 Mississippi cities that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Gulfport?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,253 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see gulfport-ms.gov.

Who runs Gulfport’s government?

See gulfport-ms.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gulfport yet.

How did Gulfport vote in 2024?

Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gulfport alone. Harrison County, where 100% of Gulfport lies, voted Trump 63.9%, Harris 35.0% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Gulfport?

569 full-time and 1,350 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 2,105 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $28.3M (about $339.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Gulfport in the state legislature?

Gulfport is split among 5 State House districts and 5 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Gulfport?

The next posted meeting is Architectural Review Committee on Thursday, November 12, at 3:00 pm, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Gulfport’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →