Hancock, Mississippi county Economy Profile

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Hancock, Mississippi county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Hancock, Mississippi equals 13,222. Government workers comprise 15.5% of workers in Hancock, Mississippi. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.1% of Hancock, Mississippi labor force. There are one hundred and twenty-seven unpaid family workers in Hancock, Mississippi.

11.45% of population are involved in construction, nine point five two percent are in manufacturing, and 2.12% are in wholesale trade. Eight point five one percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Hancock, Mississippi. Fifteen point three five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Hancock, Mississippi.

fifty-six point seven one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Hancock, Mississippi. 78.78% of Hancock, Mississippi workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point three five percent of Hancock, Mississippi residents work at home. 0.42% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Hancock, Mississippi	%, Hancock, Mississippi	United States
Population 16 years and over	33,333		217,168,077
In labor force	18,904	56.71%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,772	56.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,473	52.42%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,299	3.9%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	132	0.4%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,429	43.29%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	17,026	51.08%	51.66%
In labor force	8,566	25.7%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,554	25.66%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,882	23.65%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,244	9.73%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,986		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	17,053		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	13,435	78.78%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,462	14.44%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	71	0.42%	4.73%
Walked	162	0.95%	2.93%
Other means	352	2.06%	1.19%
Worked at home	571	3.35%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	32.5	0.19%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	17,473		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	4,875	27.9%	33.65%
Service occupations	3,353	19.19%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	4,225	24.18%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	122	0.7%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,677	15.32%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	2,221	12.71%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	446	2.55%	1.87%
Construction	2,001	11.45%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,663	9.52%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	371	2.12%	3.6%
Retail trade	2,071	11.85%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	850	4.86%	5.2%
Information	286	1.64%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	865	4.95%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,487	8.51%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	2,768	15.84%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,682	15.35%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	844	4.83%	4.87%
Public administration	1,139	6.52%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	13,222	75.67%	78.47%
Government workers	2,709	15.5%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,415	8.1%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	127	0.73%	0.31%

	Hancock, Mississippi	%, Hancock, Mississippi	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,892		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,227	13.18%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,372	8.12%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,227	13.18%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,566	15.19%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,316	19.63%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,821	16.7%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,365	8.08%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	593	3.51%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	166	0.98%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	239	1.41%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,202		41,994
With earnings	12,681	38.04%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,828		56,604
With Social Security income	5,371	16.11%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,121		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,076	3.23%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,218		6,320
With public assistance income	554	1.66%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,766		3,032
With retirement income	3,679	11.04%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,073		17,376
Families	11,882		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,011	8.51%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	617	5.19%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,489	12.53%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,853	15.6%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,566	21.6%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,313	19.47%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,183	9.96%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	494	4.16%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	151	1.27%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	205	1.73%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	40,307		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	17,748		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,229		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,066		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,331		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	924	69.42%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	425	31.93%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	568		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	472	83.1%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	200	35.21%	42.27%
Individuals	6,137		33,899,812
18 years and over	4,178	68.08%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	601	9.79%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	1,894	30.86%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,350	22.0%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	2,027	33.03%	31.63%

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