Gautier, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gautier, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,174. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GAUTIER-MS · Gautier, MS 1 ZIPs · 17,174 pop · #18988/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,460
  • RANK-LOWER #18988/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Lucedale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,174
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,600

Nearest income peer: Lucedale, MS (+ $2,405 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gautier

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gautier on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gautier, MS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,174
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,460
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,460 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 39553.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gautier as a pure owner town.

Within Mississippi, Union is the closest lower-income city and Kilmichael the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gautier.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 39553, is all of Gautier

There is no split to weigh here: 39553 holds every one of Gautier's 17,174 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gautier

Citywide ZBP: 236 establishments, 3,469 employees , annual payroll $148,993k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39553 (236 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (55) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Gautier, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gautier. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Gautier lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Jackson County: Ocean Springs, Lucedale and Vancleave earn more and Moss Point and Pascagoula earn less. Vancleave marks the far end of that range at $87,739, 53% above Gautier.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39553 17,174 $57,460 236 251

Gautier roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gautier, .