Demographics of Hancock County, Mississippi

Hancock County, Mississippi had 46,873 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +752 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hancock County, in four figures

46,873
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +752 people.; 46.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,708 ±$4,805
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hancock County, Mississippi's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hancock County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hancock County, Mississippi's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hancock County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	46,121	100.0	100.0
2021	45,997	99.7	100.2
2022	46,040	99.8	100.7
2023	46,166	100.1	101.6
2024	46,510	100.8	102.5
2025	46,873	101.6	103.1

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Population of Hancock County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	46,121	+75	−36	+1	+111
2021	45,997	−124	−267	−2	+108
2022	46,040	+43	−239	+50	+251
2023	46,166	+126	−130	+16	+240
2024	46,510	+344	−177	+138	+384
2025	46,873	+363	−165	+64	+464

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.6 ±0.5: for men 43.8 ±2.2 and for women 48.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hancock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,258 ±267	4.9% ±0.6	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,617 ±523	14.3% ±1.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,160 ±480	6.8% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,275 ±635	22.3% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,444 ±610	29.1% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,413 ±639	22.6% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,708 ±$4,805, and income per person $39,800 ±$2,558, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hancock County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	4,037 ±637	19.9% ±3.1	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,665 ±500	18.1% ±2.4	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,332 ±494	16.5% ±2.4	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,194 ±348	10.8% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,760 ±605	18.6% ±3.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,940 ±438	9.6% ±2.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,309 ±353	6.5% ±1.7	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hancock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	6,325 ±1,102	13.8% ±2.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,464 ±374	16.7% ±4.0	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,979 ±673	13.2% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,882 ±385	13.0% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hancock County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hancock County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	23,715 ±31	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±1.8	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±2.2	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±2.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$224,200 ±$10,369	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$977 ±$56	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hancock County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,943 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,523 ±156	83.4% ±0.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,288 ±427	7.1% ±0.9	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	449 ±97	1.0% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	70 to 222	0.2% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	78 to 548	0.2% to 1.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,505 ±395	3.3% ±0.9	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hancock County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	20,743 ±1,239	44.9% ±2.7	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,894 ±1,270	51.8% ±2.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	391 ±147	0.8% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,139 ±254	2.5% ±0.6	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	627 ±204	1.4% ±0.4	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	512 ±208	1.1% ±0.5	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hancock County among the counties of Mississippi

16th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Hancock County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jones County	66,496	−1.0%
Lafayette County	59,597	+6.6%
Pearl River County	59,363	+5.6%
Lowndes County	57,346	−2.4%
Oktibbeha County	51,896	+0.4%
Hancock County	46,873	+1.6%
Warren County	41,759	−6.3%
Washington County	40,446	−9.4%
Pike County	38,712	−3.7%
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026