2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Gulfport, FL vs New Orleans, LA

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- Household income in New Orleans, is 20% less than it is in Gulfport and is 51% below the National Average.
- Gulfport unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- New Orleans unemployment rate is 11.0%.
 Gulfport, FLNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,374  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,594$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,216  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gulfport, FLNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gulfport, FLNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Gulfport    5 Reviews

Gulfport is a very small city about 2 miles square. Located on the bay with a strong downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Year around you can't beat the weather if you are tired of the cold in the norther states. It can be hot but with a cool Gulf breeze almost always blowing it doesn't  More

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I live in Gulfport FL and I love it. It is one of the friendliest, most laid-back and TOLERANT towns I've eve been in. A wonderul place to live. And the city of St  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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