Pearl River County vs. Hancock County

	Pearl River County (MS)	Hancock County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	55,387	47,334
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.7%	7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,752	44,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,834	43,929
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	84.4%	87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.5%	8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.7%	84.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,980	4,065
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,689	25,918
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.5%	74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$128,600	$144,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,167	$1,240
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$763	$807
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	12.0%
Building permits, 2018	256	600
Households, 2014-2018	20,752	19,519
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.3%	86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.4%	23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.1%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	50.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	477,332	346,183
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,632	$7,650
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.8	29.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,820	$47,543
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,135	$26,659
Persons in poverty, percent	18.1%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	809	714
Total employment, 2017	8,088	9,106
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	253,537	361,298
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	-4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,102	3,559
All firms, 2012	4,403	3,586
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,420	1,865
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,594	1,345
Minority-owned firms, 2012	651	405
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,619	3,075
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	343	362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,829	3,025
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	0.8%	3.3%
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%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	68.9	92.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	810.86	473.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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