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Hancock County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Hancock County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hancock County is a small Gulf Coast county of 46,057 residents with a median household income of $67,708 and relatively affordable housing at a median home value of $206,600 and median rent of $999/month. The workforce of roughly 27,000 labor-force participants skews older (median age 46.6) with 24.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a 5.3% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $40,451. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.3% over five years, a high homeownership rate of 79.2%, and a mean commute of 33 minutes, suggesting a largely resident workforce without a strong local employment core.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

46,057

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,708

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Hancock County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,845 (84.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,352 (7.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,528 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,299 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone494 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone464 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish839
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)330
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic115
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)84
  5. 5.Vietnamese84

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,786

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,957

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,730

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,783
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,210
  3. 3.Construction (Group)2,130
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,982
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,874

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,420
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,978
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,180
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,625
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.59×)1,968
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.57×)1,567
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.48×)2,156
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)2,133
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.11×)375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$206,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$999/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,680 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,183 (13.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,827 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,441 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,278 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,263 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,451

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,016 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home2,364 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled1,809 (8.8%)
  • Other327 (1.6%)
  • Walked119 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.