Harrison County vs. Hancock County

Harrison County (MS)Hancock County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)206,65047,334
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)187,10544,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010187,10543,929
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.1%
White alone, percent68.1%87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent25.7%8.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.9%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.6%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.5%84.6%
Veterans, 2014-201820,9884,065
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)93,91125,918
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.0%74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$144,500$144,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,263$1,240
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$386$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$875$807
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.6%12.0%
Building permits, 20181,178600
Households, 2014-201878,86319,519
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.7%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.8%86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.3%23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.6%15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.8%15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.9%50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)664,38010,330
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,859,097346,183
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,735$7,650
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.129.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,566$47,543
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,445$26,659
Persons in poverty, percent20.0%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 20174,176714
Total employment, 201774,7909,106
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,836,142361,298
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%-4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,0593,559
All firms, 201216,5663,586
Men-owned firms, 20128,5731,865
Women-owned firms, 20126,2961,345
Minority-owned firms, 20125,041405
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,8493,075
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,962362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,5053,025
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010326.092.7
Land area in square miles, 2010573.99473.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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