Hancock County vs. St. Tammany Parish County

Hancock County (MS)St. Tammany Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,334258,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.5%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)44,014233,754
Population, Census, April 1, 201043,929233,740
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.5%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%16.9%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.5%
White alone, percent87.9%83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent8.2%12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.6%78.4%
Veterans, 2014-20184,06517,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.9%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,918104,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.6%78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$144,400$212,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,240$1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$394$455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$807$1,040
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.0%11.2%
Building permits, 20186001,430
Households, 2014-201819,51991,975
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.8%6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.1%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.6%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.6%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.6%8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.6%63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.2%57.6%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,3305,060,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)346,1833,550,739
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,650$14,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.630.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,543$67,706
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,659$34,201
Persons in poverty, percent17.5%11.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177146,469
Total employment, 20179,10676,510
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)361,2983,273,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.0%-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,55925,506
All firms, 20123,58627,045
Men-owned firms, 20121,86515,129
Women-owned firms, 20121,3458,280
Minority-owned firms, 20124053,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,07522,452
Veteran-owned firms, 20123622,933
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,02522,675
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%26.2%
Population per square mile, 201092.7276.4
Land area in square miles, 2010473.75845.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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