Hancock

County in Mississippi

County

The population development of Hancock.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Hancock	County	31,760	42,967	43,929	46,052	46,492	→
Mississippi	State	2,573,216	2,844,658	2,967,297	2,961,278	2,943,045

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Hancock.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bay St. Louis	City	Hancock	10,099	11,438	9,262	9,290	10,526	→
Diamondhead	City	Hancock	2,661	5,253	8,378	9,524	9,391	→
Waveland	City	Hancock	6,243	7,930	6,437	7,207	7,043	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	22,649
Females	23,404

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	9,851
18-64 years	26,637
65+ years	9,565

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,900
70-79 years	4,470
60-69 years	6,935
50-59 years	6,677
40-49 years	5,261
30-39 years	5,184
20-29 years	4,749
10-19 years	5,858
0-9 years	5,019

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	17,620
Urban	28,433

»Race« (C 2020)
White	37,847
Black/African American	3,957
Indigenous	293
Asian	429
Pacific Islander	9
Some other	577
2 or more	2,941

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	1,918
Other	44,135