Living in Hancock County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 11,689 households are located in Hancock County School District area. Among them, 3,524 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.83 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,374 and 5,594 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (34) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (910) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Hancock County School District, Mississippi
Household	11,689
Population	27,958
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,524 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,374
Total Students	5,594
Pre-Kindergarten	156
Kindergarten	343
Grade 1-8	2,433
Grade 9-12	1,121
College/Graduate School	1,541
Veterans	22,379
Non-citizen	34
Non-English Home Language	910
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

22,987 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,577 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,506 people are in civilian labor force and 71 are in armed labor force. 11,489 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Hancock County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,282	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,709	86.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	929	8.23%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	84	0.74%
Other method	239	2.12%
Worked from home	321	2.85%
Average Commute Time	34 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,489	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,254	37.03%
Service	1,883	16.39%
Sales and office	1,963	17.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,821	15.85%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,568	13.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,489	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	165	1.44%
Construction	1,469	12.79%
Manufacturing	1,240	10.79%
Wholesale trade	109	0.95%
Retail trade	1,291	11.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	455	3.96%
Information	106	0.92%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	512	4.46%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,340	11.66%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,520	21.93%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,280	11.14%
Other services, except public administration	459	4.00%
Public administration	543	4.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,489	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,889	77.37%
Government workers	1,905	16.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	695	6.05%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,342 for the 11,689 households in Hancock County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $30,614. 24,074 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.28%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,689	-
Less than $10,000	687	5.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	737	6.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,158	9.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,354	11.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,604	13.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,516	21.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,407	12.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,526	13.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	399	3.41%
More than $200,000	301	2.58%
Median Household Income	$53,182	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,342	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,910	-
Less than $10,000	526	6.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	283	3.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	481	6.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	701	8.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	934	11.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,921	24.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,175	14.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,244	15.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	372	4.70%
More than $200,000	273	3.45%

Median Family Income	$61,686	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,746	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,614	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,465	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,465	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,903	-
With health insurance coverage	24,074	86.28%
Public coverage	11,881	42.58%
Private health insurance	16,781	60.14%
Without health insurance coverage	3,829	13.72%

Housing

There are 14,167 housing units in Hancock County School District area, Mississippi with 11,689 units (82.51%) occupied. 9,484 houses (81.14%) are occupied by owner and 2,205 houses (18.86%) are rented. The average housing value is $135,900 and the average rental cost is $901. 215 houses (1.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 307 houses (2.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,167	-
Occupied	11,689	82.51%
Owner Occupied	9,484	81.14%
Renter Occupied	2,205	18.86%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,181	71.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	317	2.24%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,050	7.41%
Mobile Homes	2,576	18.18%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,167	-
Built 2014 or later	215	1.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	402	2.84%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,649	39.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,145	22.20%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,866	13.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,613	11.39%
Built 1960 - 1969	601	4.24%
Built 1950 - 1959	369	2.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	307	2.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,167	-
1 room	211	1.49%
2 rooms	478	3.37%
3 rooms	834	5.89%
4 rooms	2,288	16.15%
5 rooms	3,221	22.74%
6 rooms	3,209	22.65%
7 rooms	1,779	12.56%
8 rooms	828	5.84%
9 rooms or more	1,319	9.31%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,167	-
no bedroom	234	1.65%
1 bedroom	1,255	8.86%
2 bedrooms	2,940	20.75%
3 bedrooms	7,235	51.07%
4 bedrooms	2,140	15.11%
5 bedrooms or more	363	2.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,484	-
Less than $50,000	1,172	12.36%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,243	23.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,898	20.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,797	18.95%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,639	17.28%
$300,000 - $499,999	579	6.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	103	1.09%
$1,000,000 or more	53	0.56%
Median House Value	$135,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,863	-
Less than $500	93	4.99%
$500 - $999	1,098	58.94%
$1,000 - $1,499	517	27.75%
$1,500 - $1,999	155	8.32%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$901	-

Demographic

A total of 27,974 people lives in Hancock County School District area, Mississippi with 13,875 male and 14,099 female. The males to female ratio is 49.60 to 50.40. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	27,974	-
Male	13,875	49.60%
Female	14,099	50.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,974	-
Under 5 years	1,650	5.90%
5 - 9 years	1,742	6.23%
10 - 14 years	1,291	4.61%
15 - 19 years	1,286	4.60%
20 - 24 years	1,395	4.99%
25 - 34 years	3,179	11.36%
35 - 44 years	3,404	12.17%
45 - 54 years	3,896	13.93%
55 - 59 years	2,215	7.92%
60 - 64 years	2,210	7.90%
65 - 74 years	3,224	11.52%
75 - 84 years	1,887	6.75%
85 years and older	595	2.13%
Median Age	45.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,974	-
One Race	27,392	97.92%
White	26,042	93.09%
Black or African American	913	3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	193	0.69%
Asian	140	0.50%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	104	0.37%

Two or more races	582	2.08%
White and Black or African American	74	0.26%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	137	0.49%
White and Asian	276	0.99%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Hancock County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic