Hancock County vs. St. Tammany Parish County
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Hancock County (MS) St. Tammany Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 47,334 258,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.5% 10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 44,014 233,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 43,929 233,740
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.5% 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.8% 16.9%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.5%
White alone, percent 87.9% 83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 8.2% 12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.6% 78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,065 17,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.9% 3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 25,918 104,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.6% 78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $144,400 $212,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,240 $1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $394 $455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $807 $1,040
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 12.0% 11.2%
Building permits, 2018 600 1,430
Households, 2014-2018 19,519 91,975
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.37 2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.6% 87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.8% 6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.1% 91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.3% 84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.6% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.2% 33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 15.6% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.6% 8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.6% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.2% 57.6%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,330 5,060,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 346,183 3,550,739
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,650 $14,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.6 30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $47,543 $67,706
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,659 $34,201
Persons in poverty, percent 17.5% 11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 714 6,469
Total employment, 2017 9,106 76,510
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 361,298 3,273,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -4.0% -3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,559 25,506
All firms, 2012 3,586 27,045
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,865 15,129
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,345 8,280
Minority-owned firms, 2012 405 3,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,075 22,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 362 2,933
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,025 22,675
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 92.7 276.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 473.75 845.55
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hancock county (MS) and St. Tammany Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.