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Hancock County School District

Hancock County School District is a unified school district in Mississippi with a community population of 29,593. The median household income is $64,851 and the median age is 42.8.

29,593

Population

75

People / sq mi

$64,851

Median Income

42.8

Median Age

Hancock County School District covers 395 sq mi of land at 75.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White88.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian58.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$64,851

Median Household Income

$34,976

Per Capita Income

11.8%

Poverty Rate

2.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$211,900

Median Home Value

$951

Median Rent

83.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

87.4%

High School+

22.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hancock County School District serves a community with a population of 29,593 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Mississippi.

The median household income in Hancock County School District is $64,851, with a per capita income of $34,976. The poverty rate is 11.8%.

Hancock County School District is 88.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 58.1% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Hancock County School District, 87.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Hancock County School District is $211,900, with a median rent of $951. The homeownership rate is 83.6%.

Data for Hancock County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2801740).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.