Hancock County, Mississippi

Hancock County has a population of 46,167 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $224,200, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $67,708.

Home price
$224,200
Income
$67,708
Population
46,167
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$224,200county
Median gross rent$977county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198026.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,553county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,140county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$923county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,471county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$67,708county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.4%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$49,194county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424624county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths41.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.6%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5598county
Students per full-time teacher29.6county
Free lunch eligible64.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,167county
Land area in square miles474county
People per square mile of land97.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store34.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.3%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.6%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents119county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in1,348county
Households that moved away1,242county
Average income of arriving households$69,403county
Average income of departing households$48,221county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year243county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.8%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F91 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing20 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days271 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 25county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,176 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.3%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband86.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk67.2county
Coastal flood risk86.2county
Drought risk55.8county
Landslide risk17.8county
Hail risk55.2county
Earthquake risk44.7county
Tornado risk76.6county
Tropical cyclone risk95.2county
Extreme heat risk78.1county
Winter weather risk35.3county
Strong wind risk35.3county
Wildfire risk90.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hancock County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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