Most of Gulfport is in Harrison County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.01 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Gulfport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $880 a month. At the middle rent, $850, a full-time job would need to pay $25.85 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39501 | Harrison County | $750/mo | $22.57/hr |
| 39502 | Harrison County | $850/mo | $25.85/hr |
| 39503 | Harrison County | $870/mo | $26.50/hr |
| 39505 | Harrison County | $850/mo | $25.85/hr |
| 39506 | Harrison County | $850/mo | $25.85/hr |
| 39507 | Harrison County | $880/mo | $26.83/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Gulfport needs to pay at least $26.01 an hour before taxes, about $54,100 a year. That is the figure for Harrison County, where the typical studio rent is $855 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Gulfport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $880 a month. At the middle rent of $850, the pay needed would be $25.85 an hour.
The minimum wage in Harrison County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads