Gautier is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 19,021 people and six associated neighborhoods, Gautier is the 21st largest community in Mississippi. Gautier real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Gautier house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Gautier isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gautier are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gautier is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gautier who work in sales jobs (12.95%), office and administrative support (11.63%), and management occupations (9.80%). Gautier is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small city, Gautier does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Gautier who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.41% of the adults in Gautier have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gautier in 2022 was $34,349, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,396 for a family of four. However, Gautier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gautier is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gautier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gautier residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gautier also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gautier include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Gautier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
