St. Tammany Parish County vs. Hancock County
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St. Tammany Parish County (LA) Hancock County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 258,111 47,334
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.4% 7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 233,754 44,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 233,740 43,929
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.0% 20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.9% 19.8%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.1%
White alone, percent 83.5% 87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.5% 8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 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 5.7% 4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.4% 84.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 17,120 4,065
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.9% 1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 104,826 25,918
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 78.5% 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, 2009-2013 11.2% 12.0%
Building permits, 2018 1,430 600
Households, 2014-2018 91,975 19,519
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.72 2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.6% 87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.7% 3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.5% 86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.8% 75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.2% 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 33.5% 23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.9% 15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.9% 15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.6% 50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,060,238 10,330
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,550,739 346,183
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,829 $7,650
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.5 29.6
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, percent 11.8% 17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,469 714
Total employment, 2017 76,510 9,106
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,273,193 361,298
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.6% -4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 25,506 3,559
All firms, 2012 27,045 3,586
Men-owned firms, 2012 15,129 1,865
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,280 1,345
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,783 405
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 22,452 3,075
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,933 362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 22,675 3,025
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.9% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 276.4 92.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 845.55 473.75
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.