St. Pete Standard

49.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Gulfport in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9.2 percent higher than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,334.

95.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	508	4.7
Regular high school diploma	2,060	18.9
GED or alternative credential	418	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,028	9.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,463	13.4
Associate's degree	883	8.1
Bachelor's degree	2,716	24.9
Master's degree	1,146	10.5
Professional school degree	410	3.8
Doctorate degree	267	2.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.