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Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 6,893
  equals Births 24,359
  less Deaths 17,466
Net Migration 10,679
  equals net International Migration 4,321
  plus net Domestic Migration 6,358

The population of the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA changed from 371,451 on 2010 to 389,255 in 2015 -- a change of 17,804 (4.79%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (10,679) exceeded natural change (6,893); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Hancock County, MS28045P0000001 44,102 44,762 45,327 45,592 46,035 46,420 2,318 5.26
Harrison County, MS28047P0000001 187,896 190,940 193,700 196,533 198,758 201,410 13,514 7.19
Jackson County, MS28059P0000001 139,453 140,024 139,995 140,433 141,504 141,425 1,972 1.41
Total P0000001 371,451 375,726 379,022 382,558 386,297 389,255 17,804 4.79
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045B0000001 480 431 479 475 535 529 2,449 
Harrison County, MS28047B0000001 2,672 2,777 2,792 2,745 2,747 2,751 13,812 
Jackson County, MS28059B0000001 1,564 1,665 1,620 1,538 1,632 1,643 8,098 
Total B0000001 4,716 4,873 4,891 4,758 4,914 4,923 24,359 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045D0000001 536 419 391 462 433 418 2,123 
Harrison County, MS28047D0000001 1,744 1,676 1,750 1,918 1,835 1,744 8,923 
Jackson County, MS28059D0000001 1,400 1,261 1,261 1,315 1,278 1,305 6,420 
Total D0000001 3,680 3,356 3,402 3,695 3,546 3,467 17,466 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045NC000001 -56 12 88 13 102 111 326 
Harrison County, MS28047NC000001 928 1,101 1,042 827 912 1,007 4,889 
Jackson County, MS28059NC000001 164 404 359 223 354 338 1,678 
Total NC000001 1,036 1,517 1,489 1,063 1,368 1,456 6,893 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045MI000001 84 27 63 42 44 56 232 
Harrison County, MS28047MI000001 524 250 783 500 455 568 2,556 
Jackson County, MS28059MI000001 240 208 349 300 334 342 1,533 
Total MI000001 848 485 1,195 842 833 966 4,321 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045MD000001 332 598 407 181 316 267 1,769 
Harrison County, MS28047MD000001 1,652 1,541 973 1,477 790 984 5,765 
Jackson County, MS28059MD000001 -1,284 -51 -754 -61 463 -773 -1,176 
Total MD000001 700 2,088 626 1,597 1,569 478 6,358 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hancock County, MS28045MN000001 416 625 470 223 360 323 2,001 
Harrison County, MS28047MN000001 2,176 1,791 1,756 1,977 1,245 1,552 8,321 
Jackson County, MS28059MN000001 -1,044 157 -405 239 797 -431 357 
Total MN000001 1,548 2,573 1,821 2,439 2,402 1,444 10,679 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Hancock County, MS28045GQ000001 547 548 549 548 548 548 1 0.18
Harrison County, MS28047GQ000001 5,452 5,281 5,152 5,409 5,253 5,214 -238 -4.37
Jackson County, MS28059GQ000001 1,290 1,448 1,329 1,334 1,285 1,250 -40 -3.10
Total GQ000001 7,289 7,277 7,030 7,291 7,086 7,012 -277 -3.80

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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