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District 1, Hancock County, MS

6,794 Population
76.3 square miles 89.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hancock County: 46.6 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,034 ±$5,839 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hancock County: $39,800 ±$2,558
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,066 ±$16,017 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hancock County: $67,708 ±$4,805
  • about the same as the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.3% ±5.3% (836  ±377) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hancock County: 13.8% † 6,325 (±2.4% / ±1,102)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28 minutes ±6.7 (75,040  ±25,912) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hancock County: 32.5 594,315 (±2.2 / ±51,788)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,897 ±359 Number of households
  • Hancock County: 20,237 ±430
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (6,794  ±877) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Hancock County: 2.3 45,841 (±0.1 / ±21)
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±2.9% (23  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Hancock County: 5.3% † 489 (±2.5% / ±235)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,554 ±360 Number of housing units
  • Hancock County: 23,715 ±31
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$165,100 ±$43,216 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hancock County: $224,200 ±$10,369
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±7% (1,012  ±489.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hancock County: 13.5% † 6,124 (±2.6% / ±1,198.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.8% ±3.2% (4,042  ±601.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Hancock County: 88.6% 30,227 (±4.2% / ±1,430.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.6% ±5.6% (830  ±288.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hancock County: 26.8% 9,135 (±2.3% / ±786.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.8% ±1.7% (190  ±116) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hancock County: 2.5% 1,139
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±2.4% (361  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hancock County: 10.2% † 3,786 (±1.2% / ±453)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
361 Total veterans ±130 323 Male ±128 38 Female ±38

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