 It is also part of the larger Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area.At the 2000 census there were 246,190 people, 93,182 households, and 64,027 families residing within the MSA.The racial makeup of the MSA was 76.47% White, 18.49% African American, 0.47% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races.