Hancock County vs. Stone County

	Hancock County (MS)	Stone County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	47,334	18,717
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.5%	5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,014	17,788
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,929	17,786
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.5%
White alone, percent	87.9%	77.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.2%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.0%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.6%	76.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,065	1,446
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,918	7,532
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.6%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$144,400	$117,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,240	$1,118
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$394	$364
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$807	$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.0%	4.7%
Building permits, 2018	600	43
Households, 2014-2018	19,519	6,135
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	92.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	81.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	69.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.6%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.6%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.2%	55.4%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,330	10,875
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	346,183	166,593
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,650	$9,241
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,543	$44,883
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,659	$21,931
Persons in poverty, percent	17.5%	20.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	714	274
Total employment, 2017	9,106	2,994
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	361,298	95,368
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.0%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,559	1,253
All firms, 2012	3,586	1,434
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,865	735
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,345	447
Minority-owned firms, 2012	405	236
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,075	1,149
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	362	197
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,025	1,169
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	92.7	39.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	473.75	445.49

Source: United States Census Bureau

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