St. Tammany Parish County vs. Hancock County

St. Tammany Parish County (LA)Hancock County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)258,11147,334
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)233,75444,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010233,74043,929
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.1%
White alone, percent83.5%87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.4%84.6%
Veterans, 2014-201817,1204,065
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,82625,918
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.5%74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$212,700$144,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,549$1,240
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$455$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,040$807
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%12.0%
Building permits, 20181,430600
Households, 2014-201891,97519,519
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.7%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.8%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.2%86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.5%23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,060,23810,330
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,550,739346,183
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,829$7,650
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.529.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,706$47,543
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,201$26,659
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 20176,469714
Total employment, 201776,5109,106
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,273,193361,298
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%-4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201725,5063,559
All firms, 201227,0453,586
Men-owned firms, 201215,1291,865
Women-owned firms, 20128,2801,345
Minority-owned firms, 20123,783405
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,4523,075
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,933362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201222,6753,025
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010276.492.7
Land area in square miles, 2010845.55473.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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