Hancock County, MS

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2022 Population

46,010

0.216% 1-year growth

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

45.4

1.57% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.7%

12.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$63,623

9.33% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$197,400

17.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hancock County, MS had a population of 46k people with a median age of 45.4 and a median household income of $63,623. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hancock County, MS grew from 45,911 to 46,010, a 0.216% increase and its median household income grew from $58,196 to $63,623, a 9.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hancock County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.85%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.21%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.28%), and White (Hispanic) (1.01%).

None of the households in Hancock County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Hancock County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hancock County, MS was $197,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Hancock County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Hancock County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Hancock County, MS borders St. Bernard Parish, LA, St. Tammany Parish, LA, Harrison County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, and Stone County, MS.

United States Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS

Population & Diversity

Hancock County, MS is home to a population of 46k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.15% of Hancock County, MS residents were born outside of the country (987 people).

In 2022, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.8k people) in Hancock County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.15k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.48k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of Hancock County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hancock County, MS was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hancock County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hancock County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.8k ± 58
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.15k ± 430
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.48k ± 441

3.91%

Hispanic Population

1.8k people

3.91% of the people in Hancock County, MS are hispanic (1.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hancock County, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

987 people

2.08%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

953 people

As of 2022, 2.15% of Hancock County, MS residents (987 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hancock County, MS was 2.08%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hancock County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,446 ± 287
Gulf War (2001-)
1,134 ± 364
Gulf War (1990s)
361 ± 150

Hancock County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hancock County, MS employs 20.7k people. The largest industries in Hancock County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,654 people), Construction (2,291 people), and Retail Trade (1,982 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,293), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,574), and Utilities ($69,839).

Employment

Occupations

20.7k

2022 Value

± 1,497

4.99%

1 Year growth

± 9.88%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hancock County, MS grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 19.7k employees to 20.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hancock County, MS, are Management Occupations (2,633 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,400 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hancock County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.7k

2022 Value

± 1,497

4.99%

1 Year growth

± 9.88%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hancock County, MS grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 19.7k employees to 20.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hancock County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,654 people), Construction (2,291 people), and Retail Trade (1,982 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hancock County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Hancock County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,548

Median earning men ± $3,318

$32,194

Median earning women ± $2,077

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,409), Public Administration ($76,000), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,811).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,743), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,258), and Public Administration ($36,932).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

212
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
200
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
170
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hancock County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 77% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.873%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.873%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hancock County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hancock County, MS was $197,400 in 2022, which is 0.7 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $168,500 to $197,400, a 17.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hancock County, MS is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hancock County, MS have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hancock County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$197,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$12,051

$15,644

Median Property Taxes

±$1,260

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hancock County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hancock County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2022

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 80.7% of the housing units in Hancock County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hancock County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 304

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hancock County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,623

Median Household Income

± $3,197

19.4k

Number of Households

± 1,343

In 2022, the median household income of the 19.4k households in Hancock County, MS grew to $63,623 from the previous year's value of $58,196.

The following chart displays the households in Hancock County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hancock County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (6.9%)

In 2022, 78.1% of workers in Hancock County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hancock County, MS have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Hancock County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hancock County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hancock County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hancock County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hancock County, MS (6.26k out of 45.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hancock County, MS is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.7% of the population of Hancock County, MS has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 2.47% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hancock County, MS see 2824 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.14% decrease from the previous year (2977 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4187 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3543 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,824 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hancock County, MS

Primary care physicians in Hancock County, MS see an average of 2,824 patients per year. This represents a 5.14% decrease from the previous year (2,977 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hancock County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

39.8%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

2.47%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hancock County, MS declined by 11.3% from 11.6% to 10.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hancock County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.9 in Hancock County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hancock County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.8% in Hancock County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hancock County, MS.