Hancock County vs. Harrison County

Hancock County (MS)Harrison County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,334206,650
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.5%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)44,014187,105
Population, Census, April 1, 201043,929187,105
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.5%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%15.0%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.0%
White alone, percent87.9%68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent8.2%25.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.6%63.5%
Veterans, 2014-20184,06520,988
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.9%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,91893,911
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.6%56.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$144,400$144,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,240$1,263
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$394$386
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$807$875
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.0%23.6%
Building permits, 20186001,178
Households, 2014-201819,51978,863
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%79.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.8%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.1%84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.6%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%22.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.6%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.6%15.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.6%58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.2%55.9%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,330664,380
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)346,1832,859,097
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,650$14,735
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.623.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,543$45,566
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,659$24,445
Persons in poverty, percent17.5%20.0%
Total employer establishments, 20177144,176
Total employment, 20179,10674,790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)361,2982,836,142
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.0%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,55915,059
All firms, 20123,58616,566
Men-owned firms, 20121,8658,573
Women-owned firms, 20121,3456,296
Minority-owned firms, 20124055,041
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,07510,849
Veteran-owned firms, 20123621,962
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,02513,505
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%4.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.7%
Population per square mile, 201092.7326.0
Land area in square miles, 2010473.75573.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hancock county (MS) and Harrison county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.