{"id":1085,"date":"2005-09-02T16:19:37","date_gmt":"2005-09-03T00:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/09\/02\/examining-gulf-region-income-by-race\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:25:28","slug":"examining-gulf-region-income-by-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/09\/02\/examining-gulf-region-income-by-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Examining Gulf Region Income By Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comments to <a href=\"\/mindfullife\/archives\/001083.html\">this post<\/a> inspired me to dig a little deeper about income in the Gulf region. Here is information for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epodunk.com\/cgi-bin\/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=3502\">New Orleans, Louisiana Income<\/a> from the 2000 Census. The city population in 2000 was 484,674. Below that is the data for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epodunk.com\/cgi-bin\/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=19871\">Gulfport, Mississippi<\/a>, population 71,127 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epodunk.com\/cgi-bin\/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=19803\">Biloxi, Mississippi<\/a>, population 50,644.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Per capita income by Race or Ethnicity<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>New Orleans <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Per Capita Income<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$17,258 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$16,912  <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$21,587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>31,971 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>20,488 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23,918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black or African American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11,332 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,166 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,528 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,908 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asian <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,826 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>16,304 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21,823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>18,153 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14,975 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>15,054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Some other race <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,543 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,759 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Two or more races <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14,321 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,741 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hispanic or Latino <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>16,151 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>15,105 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Per capita income by Race or Ethnicity<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Gulfport<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Per capita income <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$17,554 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$15,853 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$21,587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21,258 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>19,387 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23,918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black or African American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11,297 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,042 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>16,664 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11,726 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asian <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>18,387 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>17,504 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21,823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,207 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>19,794 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>15,054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Some other race <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11,125 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,868 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Two or more races <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9,749 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,373 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hispanic or Latino <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,256 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,549 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Per capita income by Race or Ethnicity<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Biloxi <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Per capita income <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$17,809 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$15,853 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>$21,587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>19,839 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>19,387 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23,918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black or African American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,158 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,042 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native American <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>18,519 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11,726 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asian <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,073 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>17,504 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21,823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>30,938 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>19,794 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>15,054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Some other race <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,071 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,868 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10,813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Two or more races <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>8,171 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,373 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hispanic or Latino <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13,101 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,549 <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12,111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Those wishing to comment may do so in the comments section of <a href=\"\/mindfullife\/archives\/001083.html\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments to this post inspired me to dig a little deeper about income in the Gulf region. Here is information for the New Orleans, Louisiana Income from the 2000 Census. The city population in 2000 was 484,674. Below that is the data for Gulfport, Mississippi, population 71,127 and Biloxi, Mississippi, population 50,644. 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