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Hancock County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 42,967
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 452 / 482 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,235.105 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 195.932 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 38,000.000 acres (153.748 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 298
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 41.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 3.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,695,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 5,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 99.20%
Physicians (2004): 71
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (104)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,271
Federal Spending (2004): $802,307

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	52,822	61.25%
Rural, Farm	909	1.05%
Rural, Non-farm	32,506	37.69%

Hancock County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Employment Information Back to top
Hancock County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	12,796	11,865	930	7.27%	73
1991	13,097	12,154	943	7.20%	72
1992	13,671	12,609	1,062	7.77%	78
1993	14,950	13,966	984	6.58%	66
1994	16,025	14,979	1,046	6.53%	65
1995	16,030	14,900	1,130	7.05%	70
1996	16,382	15,423	959	5.85%	59
1997	16,834	16,034	800	4.75%	48
1998	17,412	16,767	645	3.71%	37
1999	18,585	17,827	758	4.08%	41
2000	19,516	18,565	951	4.87%	49
2001	19,833	19,008	825	4.16%	42
2002	20,005	18,914	1,091	5.45%	55
2003	20,555	19,503	1,053	5.12%	51
2004	20,751	19,675	1,076	5.18%	52
2005	21,148	18,819	2,329	11.01%	110
2006	18,372	16,552	1,820	9.91%	100
2007	19,018	18,018	1,000	5.26%	53
2008	19,318	18,220	1,098	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,326	11,522	804	6.52%	65
Feb 1990	12,422	11,655	767	6.17%	62
Mar 1990	12,466	11,748	718	5.76%	58
Apr 1990	12,662	11,899	763	6.03%	60
May 1990	12,745	11,927	818	6.42%	64
Jun 1990	13,105	12,134	971	7.41%	74
Jul 1990	13,037	12,125	912	7.00%	70
Aug 1990	12,901	11,862	1,039	8.05%	81
Sep 1990	12,850	11,772	1,078	8.39%	84
Oct 1990	12,953	11,792	1,161	8.96%	90
Nov 1990	12,960	11,867	1,093	8.43%	84
Dec 1990	13,121	12,081	1,040	7.93%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,851	11,802	1,049	8.16%	82
Feb 1991	12,882	11,956	926	7.19%	72
Mar 1991	12,875	12,090	785	6.10%	61
Apr 1991	13,048	12,231	817	6.26%	63
May 1991	13,004	12,080	924	7.11%	71
Jun 1991	13,446	12,312	1,134	8.43%	84
Jul 1991	13,431	12,459	972	7.24%	72
Aug 1991	13,196	12,217	979	7.42%	74
Sep 1991	13,179	12,178	1,001	7.60%	76
Oct 1991	13,163	12,130	1,033	7.85%	78
Nov 1991	13,027	12,150	877	6.73%	67
Dec 1991	13,063	12,239	824	6.31%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,036	12,022	1,014	7.78%	78
Feb 1992	13,132	12,159	973	7.41%	74
Mar 1992	13,240	12,256	984	7.43%	74
Apr 1992	13,315	12,358	957	7.19%	72
May 1992	13,565	12,488	1,077	7.94%	79
Jun 1992	13,991	12,633	1,358	9.71%	97
Jul 1992	13,954	12,769	1,185	8.49%	85
Aug 1992	14,017	12,858	1,159	8.27%	83
Sep 1992	13,964	12,846	1,118	8.01%	80
Oct 1992	13,907	12,835	1,072	7.71%	77
Nov 1992	13,937	12,996	941	6.75%	68
Dec 1992	13,997	13,092	905	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,249	13,178	1,071	7.52%	75
Feb 1993	14,403	13,339	1,064	7.39%	74
Mar 1993	14,658	13,469	1,189	8.11%	81
Apr 1993	14,727	13,608	1,119	7.60%	76
May 1993	15,239	14,109	1,130	7.42%	74
Jun 1993	15,509	14,321	1,188	7.66%	77
Jul 1993	15,484	14,495	989	6.39%	64
Aug 1993	15,190	14,225	965	6.35%	64
Sep 1993	14,984	14,197	787	5.25%	53
Oct 1993	14,900	14,102	798	5.36%	54
Nov 1993	14,984	14,224	760	5.07%	51
Dec 1993	15,067	14,323	744	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,347	14,543	804	5.24%	52
Feb 1994	15,580	14,690	890	5.71%	57
Mar 1994	15,635	14,755	880	5.63%	56
Apr 1994	15,793	14,825	968	6.13%	61
May 1994	16,500	15,198	1,302	7.89%	79
Jun 1994	16,708	15,454	1,254	7.51%	75
Jul 1994	16,692	15,552	1,140	6.83%	68
Aug 1994	16,431	15,260	1,171	7.13%	71
Sep 1994	16,010	14,997	1,013	6.33%	63
Oct 1994	15,881	14,745	1,136	7.15%	72
Nov 1994	15,895	14,848	1,047	6.59%	66
Dec 1994	15,832	14,883	949	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	15,748	14,613	1,135	7.21%	72
Feb 1995	15,741	14,698	1,043	6.63%	66
Mar 1995	15,777	14,760	1,017	6.45%	64
Apr 1995	15,951	14,830	1,121	7.03%	70
May 1995	16,167	14,935	1,232	7.62%	76
Jun 1995	16,220	15,031	1,189	7.33%	73
Jul 1995	16,222	15,235	987	6.08%	61
Aug 1995	16,049	14,953	1,096	6.83%	68
Sep 1995	15,791	14,825	966	6.12%	61
Oct 1995	15,841	14,893	948	5.98%	60
Nov 1995	16,382	14,982	1,400	8.55%	85
Dec 1995	16,470	15,046	1,424	8.65%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,053	15,043	1,010	6.29%	63
Feb 1996	16,206	15,254	952	5.87%	59
Mar 1996	16,303	15,346	957	5.87%	59
Apr 1996	16,229	15,298	931	5.74%	57
May 1996	16,453	15,445	1,008	6.13%	61
Jun 1996	16,521	15,568	953	5.77%	58
Jul 1996	16,602	15,776	826	4.98%	50
Aug 1996	16,611	15,590	1,021	6.15%	61
Sep 1996	16,380	15,384	996	6.08%	61
Oct 1996	16,483	15,384	1,099	6.67%	67
Nov 1996	16,388	15,473	915	5.58%	56
Dec 1996	16,354	15,520	834	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,404	15,501	903	5.50%	55
Feb 1997	16,431	15,619	812	4.94%	49
Mar 1997	16,451	15,613	838	5.09%	51
Apr 1997	16,570	15,779	791	4.77%	48
May 1997	16,866	15,966	900	5.34%	53
Jun 1997	16,872	15,970	902	5.35%	53
Jul 1997	17,010	16,235	775	4.56%	46
Aug 1997	16,884	16,048	836	4.95%	50
Sep 1997	17,080	16,225	855	5.01%	50
Oct 1997	17,080	16,270	810	4.74%	47
Nov 1997	17,154	16,528	626	3.65%	36
Dec 1997	17,209	16,657	552	3.21%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	17,057	16,458	599	3.51%	35
Feb 1998	17,245	16,694	551	3.20%	32
Mar 1998	17,325	16,738	587	3.39%	34
Apr 1998	17,300	16,795	505	2.92%	29
May 1998	17,482	16,827	655	3.75%	37
Jun 1998	17,512	16,732	780	4.45%	45
Jul 1998	17,490	16,805	685	3.92%	39
Aug 1998	17,410	16,702	708	4.07%	41
Sep 1998	17,442	16,711	731	4.19%	42
Oct 1998	17,522	16,810	712	4.06%	41
Nov 1998	17,496	16,892	604	3.45%	35
Dec 1998	17,666	17,041	625	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,952	17,187	765	4.26%	43
Feb 1999	18,078	17,435	643	3.56%	36
Mar 1999	18,439	17,751	688	3.73%	37
Apr 1999	18,568	17,872	696	3.75%	37
May 1999	18,799	17,945	854	4.54%	45
Jun 1999	18,892	18,040	852	4.51%	45
Jul 1999	19,030	18,226	804	4.22%	42
Aug 1999	18,632	17,802	830	4.45%	45
Sep 1999	18,613	17,809	804	4.32%	43
Oct 1999	18,494	17,740	754	4.08%	41
Nov 1999	18,566	17,928	638	3.44%	34
Dec 1999	18,955	18,192	763	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,388	18,254	1,134	5.85%	58
Feb 2000	19,459	18,429	1,030	5.29%	53
Mar 2000	19,405	18,393	1,012	5.22%	52
Apr 2000	19,633	18,724	909	4.63%	46
May 2000	19,824	18,709	1,115	5.62%	56
Jun 2000	19,998	18,843	1,155	5.78%	58
Jul 2000	19,781	18,796	985	4.98%	50
Aug 2000	19,561	18,613	948	4.85%	48
Sep 2000	19,217	18,412	805	4.19%	42
Oct 2000	19,241	18,391	850	4.42%	44
Nov 2000	19,318	18,540	778	4.03%	40
Dec 2000	19,365	18,673	692	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,783	18,989	794	4.01%	40
Feb 2001	19,929	19,183	746	3.74%	37
Mar 2001	20,003	19,213	790	3.95%	39
Apr 2001	19,946	19,314	632	3.17%	32
May 2001	20,228	19,462	766	3.79%	38
Jun 2001	19,949	19,074	875	4.39%	44
Jul 2001	20,014	19,202	812	4.06%	41
Aug 2001	19,670	18,775	895	4.55%	46
Sep 2001	19,682	18,841	841	4.27%	43
Oct 2001	19,541	18,653	888	4.54%	45
Nov 2001	19,571	18,689	882	4.51%	45
Dec 2001	19,678	18,702	976	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	19,663	18,534	1,129	5.74%	57
Feb 2002	19,722	18,708	1,014	5.14%	51
Mar 2002	19,780	18,743	1,037	5.24%	52
Apr 2002	19,877	18,884	993	5.00%	50
May 2002	20,063	18,928	1,135	5.66%	57
Jun 2002	20,461	19,222	1,239	6.06%	61
Jul 2002	20,406	19,297	1,109	5.43%	54
Aug 2002	20,065	18,986	1,079	5.38%	54
Sep 2002	20,093	19,047	1,046	5.21%	52
Oct 2002	20,022	18,868	1,154	5.76%	58
Nov 2002	19,930	18,876	1,054	5.29%	53
Dec 2002	19,980	18,878	1,102	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	20,169	19,005	1,164	5.77%	58
Feb 2003	20,380	19,358	1,022	5.01%	50
Mar 2003	20,427	19,395	1,032	5.05%	51
Apr 2003	20,516	19,480	1,036	5.05%	50
May 2003	20,729	19,577	1,152	5.56%	56
Jun 2003	21,032	19,682	1,350	6.42%	64
Jul 2003	20,963	19,859	1,104	5.27%	53
Aug 2003	20,583	19,604	979	4.76%	48
Sep 2003	20,489	19,545	944	4.61%	46
Oct 2003	20,445	19,399	1,046	5.12%	51
Nov 2003	20,443	19,535	908	4.44%	44
Dec 2003	20,489	19,591	898	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	20,365	19,302	1,063	5.22%	52
Feb 2004	20,378	19,460	918	4.50%	45
Mar 2004	20,437	19,593	844	4.13%	41
Apr 2004	20,538	19,678	860	4.19%	42
May 2004	20,783	19,717	1,066	5.13%	51
Jun 2004	21,164	19,904	1,260	5.95%	60
Jul 2004	21,264	20,108	1,156	5.44%	54
Aug 2004	20,981	19,858	1,123	5.35%	54
Sep 2004	20,699	19,588	1,111	5.37%	54
Oct 2004	20,740	19,505	1,235	5.95%	60
Nov 2004	20,779	19,647	1,132	5.45%	54
Dec 2004	20,881	19,741	1,140	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,856	19,594	1,262	6.05%	61
Feb 2005	20,881	19,697	1,184	5.67%	57
Mar 2005	21,110	19,846	1,264	5.99%	60
Apr 2005	21,091	19,847	1,244	5.90%	59
May 2005	21,290	19,907	1,383	6.50%	65
Jun 2005	21,703	20,203	1,500	6.91%	69
Jul 2005	21,561	20,245	1,316	6.10%	61
Aug 2005	21,296	20,017	1,279	6.01%	60
Sep 2005	22,151	17,016	5,135	23.18%	232
Oct 2005	21,533	16,565	4,968	23.07%	231
Nov 2005	21,149	16,962	4,187	19.80%	198
Dec 2005	19,153	15,923	3,230	16.86%	169

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,244	15,175	3,069	16.82%	168
Feb 2006	18,156	15,464	2,692	14.83%	148
Mar 2006	17,877	15,543	2,334	13.06%	131
Apr 2006	18,092	15,735	2,357	13.03%	130
May 2006	18,118	15,981	2,137	11.79%	118
Jun 2006	18,181	16,417	1,764	9.70%	97
Jul 2006	18,222	16,653	1,569	8.61%	86
Aug 2006	18,473	17,162	1,311	7.10%	71
Sep 2006	18,667	17,399	1,268	6.79%	68
Oct 2006	18,696	17,489	1,207	6.46%	65
Nov 2006	18,780	17,698	1,082	5.76%	58
Dec 2006	18,960	17,909	1,051	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,662	17,574	1,088	5.83%	58
Feb 2007	18,748	17,692	1,056	5.63%	56
Mar 2007	18,773	17,752	1,021	5.44%	54
Apr 2007	18,658	17,752	906	4.86%	49
May 2007	18,923	18,005	918	4.85%	49
Jun 2007	19,316	18,287	1,029	5.33%	53
Jul 2007	19,437	18,354	1,083	5.57%	56
Aug 2007	19,076	18,116	960	5.03%	50
Sep 2007	19,102	18,096	1,006	5.27%	53
Oct 2007	19,155	18,141	1,014	5.29%	53
Nov 2007	19,174	18,259	915	4.77%	48
Dec 2007	19,197	18,190	1,007	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	19,149	18,149	1,000	5.22%	52
Feb 2008	18,992	18,078	914	4.81%	48
Mar 2008	19,132	18,215	917	4.79%	48
Apr 2008	19,246	18,408	838	4.35%	44
May 2008	19,482	18,407	1,075	5.52%	55
Jun 2008	19,650	18,342	1,308	6.66%	67
Jul 2008	19,843	18,474	1,369	6.90%	69
Aug 2008	19,264	18,027	1,237	6.42%	64
Sep 2008	19,101	17,879	1,222	6.40%	64
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hancock County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,622	18.88%
2.	Public Administration	1,448	7.55%
3.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,268	6.61%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	988	5.15%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	946	4.93%
6.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	682	3.56%
7.	Educational Services	660	3.44%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	628	3.27%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	620	3.23%
10.	Health Care	564	2.94%
11.	Truck Transportation	530	2.76%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	498	2.60%
13.	Mining	480	2.50%
14.	Other Transportation	394	2.05%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	390	2.03%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	382	1.99%
17.	Finance and Insurance	358	1.87%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	338	1.76%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	326	1.70%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	292	1.52%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,068	13.12%
2.	Educational Services	1,934	12.27%
3.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,598	10.14%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,510	9.58%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,004	6.37%
6.	Public Administration	830	5.27%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	802	5.09%
8.	Finance and Insurance	748	4.74%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	534	3.39%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	396	2.51%
11.	Construction	380	2.41%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	350	2.22%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	326	2.07%
14.	Social Assistance	278	1.76%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	276	1.75%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	222	1.41%
17.	Gasoline Stations	214	1.36%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	172	1.09%
19.	Private Household Services	162	1.03%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	120	0.76%

Hancock County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,102	5.74%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,026	5.35%
3.	Carpenters	876	4.57%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	780	4.07%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	750	3.91%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	716	3.73%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	714	3.72%
8.	Other Management Occupations	674	3.51%
9.	Other Production Occupations	598	3.12%
10.	Other Construction Trades	548	2.86%
11.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	528	2.75%
12.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	492	2.56%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	450	2.35%
14.	Construction Laborers	448	2.34%
15.	Electricians	446	2.33%
16.	Top Executives	420	2.19%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	380	1.98%
18.	Computer Specialists	378	1.97%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	352	1.84%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	340	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,142	7.24%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	874	5.54%
3.	Cashiers	828	5.25%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	804	5.10%
5.	Registered Nurses	788	5.00%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	752	4.77%
7.	Waiters and Waitresses	604	3.83%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	544	3.45%
9.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	510	3.24%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	496	3.15%
11.	Other Management Occupations	480	3.04%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	462	2.93%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	458	2.91%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	430	2.73%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	428	2.72%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	354	2.25%
17.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	332	2.11%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	326	2.07%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	290	1.84%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	280	1.78%

Hancock County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	32,865	49.12%
15-35 hours	6,724	10.05%
1-14 hours	1,644	2.46%
No regular hours	25,671	38.37%

Hancock County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,050	6.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,143	3.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,094	6.33%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,114	12.44%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,103	12.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,803	14.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,050	12.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,417	7.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,400	4.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,806	5.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	626	1.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	440	1.33%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,514	4.58%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,509	7.59%

Hancock County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,199	3.63%
5-9	3,948	11.94%
10-14	3,813	11.53%
15-19	3,759	11.37%
20-24	3,912	11.83%
25-29	2,164	6.54%
30-34	4,232	12.80%
35-39	910	2.75%
40-44	1,091	3.30%
45-59	3,184	9.63%
60-89	3,002	9.08%
At least 90	1,855	5.61%

Hancock County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	78	0.24%	18,717	56.60%
30-44	30	0.09%	6,203	18.76%
45-59	14	0.04%	3,170	9.59%
At least 60	20	0.06%	4,837	14.63%

Hancock County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	124	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,974	14.53%
Car / truck / van, solo	26,918	78.66%
Motorcycle	16	0.05%
Other	564	1.65%
Public transportation	142	0.41%
Walked	331	0.97%
Worked at home	1,153	3.37%

Hancock County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Family Information Back to top
: 33,784 (85,030 people)
: 23,764 (71,232 people)
: 7,007
: 45,715
Hancock County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,472	13.19%
$10,000-$14,999	2,750	8.11%
$15,000-$19,999	2,332	6.88%
$20,000-$24,999	2,127	6.27%
$25,000-$29,999	2,675	7.89%
$30,000-$34,999	2,486	7.33%
$35,000-$39,999	2,555	7.54%
$40,000-$44,999	2,325	6.86%
$45,000-$49,999	1,786	5.27%
$50,000-$59,999	3,044	8.98%
$60,000-$74,999	2,617	7.72%
$75,000-$99,999	2,734	8.07%
$100,000-$124,999	852	2.51%
$125,000-$149,999	334	0.99%
$150,000-$199,999	332	0.98%
$200,000 or more	478	1.41%

Hancock County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,178	24.73%
Family, 2 people	5,245	31.04%
Nonfamily, 2 people	768	4.55%
Family, 3 people	2,788	16.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	89	0.53%
Family, 4 people	2,263	13.39%
Nonfamily, 4 people	28	0.17%
Family, 5 people	1,001	5.92%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.04%
Family, 6 people	360	2.13%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	165	0.98%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Hancock County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	25,459	28.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,716	10.87%
Public Assistance	1,119	1.25%
Retirement	7,382	8.26%
Self Employment	3,845	4.30%
Social Security	10,769	12.04%
Supplemental Security	2,152	2.41%
Wage / Salary	24,283	27.16%
Other	4,682	5.24%

Hancock County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,869	58.02%
With children under 18	7,864	41.98%

Hancock County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,100	12.26%
Married	20,082	60.05%
Never Married	8,260	24.70%
Widowed	998	2.98%

Hancock County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,485	12.89%
Married	20,148	57.89%
Never Married	6,130	17.61%
Widowed	4,043	11.62%

Hancock County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Education Information Back to top
Hancock County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,799	7.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,999	15.49%
High school diploma or equivalent	19,181	29.72%
Some college, no degree	16,329	25.30%
Associate degree	4,059	6.29%
Bachelors degree	6,439	9.98%
Graduate or professional degree	3,732	5.78%

Hancock County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	736	1.71%	554	1.29%	1,290	3.00%
Kindergarten	1,056	2.46%	110	0.26%	1,166	2.71%
Grades 1-4	4,265	9.93%	935	2.18%	5,200	12.10%
Grades 5-8	4,312	10.04%	694	1.62%	5,006	11.65%
Grades 9-12	3,992	9.29%	818	1.90%	4,810	11.19%
Undergrad college	2,242	5.22%	209	0.49%	2,451	5.70%
Graduate or professional school	306	0.71%	202	0.47%	508	1.18%
Total	16,909	39.35%	3,522	8.20%	20,431	47.55%

Hancock County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Business Information Back to top
: $300,432,000
: $141,972,000
: 4,515
Hancock County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	9	7	7
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	3	2	3
1999 - Construction	15	9	8	18	15
1999 - Educational Services	0	1	5	2	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	7	4	7	11	25
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	20	15	16
1999 - Information	0	0	4	2	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	3	2	11	7	2
1999 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	9	20	23	27
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	17	4	14	11	25
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	8	9	13
1999 - Retail Trade	15	14	35	34	39
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	6	6	2
1999 - Unclassified	4	1	0	0	2
1999 - Utilities	1	0	2	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	9	5	8
1999 - Total	85	62	164	153	190
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	3	9	8	5
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	4	2	3
2000 - Construction	15	8	16	16	19
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	3	4	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	7	8	11	8	23
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	6	19	10	19
2000 - Information	2	0	4	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	2	1	6	9	7
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	6	16	15	39
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	10	7	15	17	28
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	3	7	19
2000 - Retail Trade	15	19	36	28	40
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	4	8	2	3
2000 - Unclassified	2	5	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	3	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	7	5	12
2000 - Total	90	76	160	135	226
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	7	5	10	10
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	2	6
2001 - Construction	9	13	10	18	25
2001 - Educational Services	5	0	4	2	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	5	5	10	9	25
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	4	12	14	24
2001 - Information	2	1	2	3	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	2	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	3	1	6	12	5
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	10	21	17	28
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	19	15	14	20
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	7	7	17
2001 - Retail Trade	14	6	29	43	39
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	3	6	7	6
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	3
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	4	5	10	8
2001 - Total	77	75	138	171	225
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	5	6	9	6
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	0	0	4	6
2002 - Construction	9	6	17	19	21
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	6	5	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	6	10	7	26
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	3	20	8	24
2002 - Information	2	2	3	3	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	1	1
2002 - Manufacturing	2	4	7	10	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	8	17	24	23
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	12	16	12	20
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	5	7	9	13
2002 - Retail Trade	22	12	34	39	42
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	11	6	7
2002 - Unclassified	0	3	0	1	0
2002 - Utilities	2	0	1	2	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	5	8	4	8
2002 - Total	95	74	165	163	209
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	5	8	6	8
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	3	3	7
2003 - Construction	4	8	23	12	20
2003 - Educational Services	1	1	1	3	6
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	2	15	7	26
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	6	20	12	28
2003 - Information	2	0	5	2	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	2	0	2
2003 - Manufacturing	2	4	5	7	9
2003 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	6	23	10	30
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	9	12	10	30
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	9	8	15
2003 - Retail Trade	18	12	44	31	56
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	5	5	9	10
2003 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	3	0	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	4	3	7	5	9
2003 - Total	74	67	187	126	265
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	3	1	10	10
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	2	10
2004 - Construction	10	9	20	15	16
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	3	2	5
2004 - Finance & Insurance	6	4	5	13	30
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	9	18	16	21
2004 - Information	0	2	3	4	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	4
2004 - Manufacturing	2	3	7	7	6
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	9	16	12	33
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	10	20	17	26
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	6	11	14
2004 - Retail Trade	10	15	42	37	54
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	3	9	4	14
2004 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	1	1	3	1	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	3	5	15
2004 - Total	61	73	159	158	263
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	7	7	9	5
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	4	2	7
2005 - Construction	7	11	17	16	17
2005 - Educational Services	0	3	3	3	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	8	3	11	7	33
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	1	17	13	25
2005 - Information	1	1	2	6	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	4	1
2005 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	8	7
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	13	17	29
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	19	4	20	18	30
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	3	6	5	19
2005 - Retail Trade	15	16	29	48	49
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	6	7	6	15
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	1	0	2	3	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	6	11
2005 - Total	87	66	152	171	253

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hancock County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	72,953	85.57%
Below Poverty Level	12,298	14.43%

Hancock County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$651	$71	$690	$0	$0	$882	$2,223	$830	$4,653	$1,926
1971	$675	$78	$1,952	$0	$0	$1,634	$4,261	$758	$4,478	$1,339
1972	$681	$238	$1,357	$0	$0	$1,110	$3,148	$891	$4,318	$711
1973	$843	$289	$640	$0	$0	$1,170	$2,653	$929	$4,615	$552
1974	$971	$303	$1,178	$0	$0	$1,209	$3,358	$1,284	$4,507	$949
1975	$1,157	$349	$1,152	$0	$0	$1,139	$3,448	$1,106	$4,361	$1,058
1976	$1,214	$367	$1,209	$0	$0	$1,196	$3,619	$1,162	$4,361	$1,058
1977	$1,233	$389	$1,529	$0	$0	$1,509	$4,271	$1,159	$3,989	$1,158
1978	$1,354	$361	$1,403	$0	$0	$1,546	$4,303	$1,384	$3,763	$1,200
1979	$1,492	$380	$1,874	$0	$0	$1,748	$5,114	$1,547	$3,621	$1,413
1980	$1,597	$428	$2,015	$0	$0	$2,640	$6,252	$1,898	$3,344	$1,429
1981	$1,710	$404	$2,675	$0	$0	$2,721	$7,106	$2,023	$3,131	$2,892
1982	$1,634	$413	$2,035	$0	$0	$3,000	$6,669	$2,011	$2,918	$3,435
1983	$1,844	$456	$2,501	$0	$0	$6,625	$10,970	$3,015	$2,685	$3,085
1984	$2,289	$445	$1,275	$0	$0	$7,144	$10,708	$3,316	$2,461	$3,835
1985	$2,731	$530	$1,831	$0	$0	$7,576	$12,138	$3,482	$2,181	$4,021
1986	$2,731	$530	$1,831	$0	$0	$6,671	$11,233	$4,210	$5,045	$8,561
1987	$3,785	$405	$2,142	$0	$0	$7,458	$13,385	$4,342	$4,497	$7,187
1988	$4,229	$125	$2,006	$0	$0	$21,743	$27,978	$4,887	$142,139	$145,316
1989	$4,205	$39	$2,147	$0	$0	$24,142	$30,494	$5,298	$146,588	$152,820
1990	$4,571	$41	$2,184	$0	$0	$26,087	$32,842	$5,923	$147,119	$146,597
1991	$4,685	$42	$2,239	$0	$0	$26,740	$33,664	$6,071	$146,804	$146,597
1992	$6,095	$1,000	$1,792	$0	$0	$25,352	$33,239	$6,484	$146,457	$145,547
1993	$5,784	$1,054	$1,472	$0	$0	$21,024	$28,280	$7,024	$145,975	$149,464
1994	$5,890	$921	$1,525	$0	$0	$21,520	$28,935	$7,376	$146,429	$149,904
1995	$6,817	$975	$3,998	$0	$0	$24,454	$35,269	$7,617	$23,941	$19,272
1996	$7,513	$1,364	$3,983	$0	$0	$25,475	$36,971	$4,657	$20,810	$25,041
1997	$7,676	$824	$3,030	$0	$0	$30,798	$41,504	$5,120	$26,060	$35,142
1998	$8,328	$867	$4,230	$0	$0	$39,584	$52,142	$13,145	$28,997	$25,695
1999	$8,633	$898	$5,329	$0	$0	$48,005	$61,967	$13,540	$27,415	$32,213
2000	$10,217	$161	$5,233	$0	$0	$37,422	$52,872	$15,622	$28,323	$25,580
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$11,387	$415	$7,505	$0	$0	$40,002	$58,894	$16,560	$31,050	$34,421
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$14,328	$786	$6,330	$223	$0	$50,436	$71,317	$17,554	$36,913	$36,806
2005	$15,122	$803	$7,133	$223	$0	$48,958	$71,436	$21,034	$41,052	$29,564
2006	$15,200	$396	$6,461	$230	$0	$52,465	$74,356	$18,275	$35,694	$66,622

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$101	$24	$764	$958	$0	$3,755
1970	$41	$46	$245	$0	$0	$1,576	$3,755
1971	$0	$128	$14	$815	$579	$0	$4,586
1971	$2	$45	$250	$0	$0	$2,753	$4,586
1972	$0	$125	$100	$1,006	$931	$0	$3,039
1972	$41	$50	$235	$0	$0	$551	$3,039
1973	$0	$125	$20	$1,061	$849	$0	$2,856
1973	$102	$35	$212	$0	$0	$452	$2,856
1974	$48	$134	$42	$983	$866	$0	$2,780
1974	$135	$64	$213	$0	$0	$295	$2,780
1975	$0	$136	$40	$1,025	$920	$0	$2,779
1975	$140	$26	$203	$0	$0	$289	$2,779
1976	$0	$143	$42	$1,076	$966	$0	$2,918
1976	$147	$27	$213	$0	$0	$304	$2,918
1977	$0	$281	$99	$1,388	$1,097	$0	$3,443
1977	$188	$67	$106	$0	$0	$217	$3,443
1978	$137	$368	$35	$1,398	$817	$1	$4,249
1978	$280	$125	$205	$0	$0	$883	$4,249
1979	$0	$454	$42	$1,490	$1,529	$4	$4,840
1979	$352	$98	$139	$0	$0	$732	$4,840
1980	$0	$409	$42	$2,393	$1,824	$17	$5,866
1980	$299	$151	$235	$0	$0	$496	$5,866
1981	$0	$511	$81	$2,407	$1,867	$41	$5,739
1981	$279	$116	$169	$0	$0	$268	$5,739
1982	$0	$800	$62	$2,653	$1,785	$40	$6,498
1982	$477	$179	$157	$0	$0	$345	$6,498
1983	$0	$823	$61	$6,513	$1,997	$29	$10,505
1983	$432	$106	$146	$0	$0	$398	$10,505
1984	$0	$1,001	$63	$6,891	$1,721	$44	$11,037
1984	$462	$157	$132	$0	$0	$566	$11,037
1985	$0	$1,091	$58	$7,272	$1,208	$46	$11,014
1985	$485	$147	$121	$0	$0	$586	$11,014
1986	$0	$1,074	$85	$6,340	$1,532	$57	$10,167
1986	$424	$159	$147	$0	$0	$349	$10,167
1987	$0	$1,173	$116	$6,815	$1,658	$65	$13,394
1987	$532	$75	$527	$0	$0	$2,433	$13,394
1988	$0	$1,448	$250	$11,178	$1,678	$0	$28,760
1988	$500	$712	$10,796	$0	$0	$2,198	$28,760
1989	$0	$1,607	$263	$12,387	$2,952	$139	$35,999
1989	$625	$679	$11,402	$0	$0	$5,945	$35,999
1990	$0	$1,358	$517	$13,915	$2,261	$188	$33,152
1990	$797	$582	$11,439	$0	$0	$2,095	$33,152
1991	$0	$1,391	$529	$14,264	$2,308	$192	$33,681
1991	$816	$597	$11,439	$0	$0	$2,145	$33,681
1992	$0	$1,462	$422	$15,169	$2,386	$197	$33,669
1992	$723	$498	$10,457	$0	$0	$2,355	$33,669
1993	$0	$1,862	$307	$12,410	$1,254	$131	$28,639
1993	$846	$69	$8,864	$0	$0	$2,896	$28,639
1994	$0	$2,037	$372	$12,989	$1,480	$176	$29,512
1994	$1,132	$80	$8,600	$0	$0	$2,646	$29,512
1995	$0	$2,283	$326	$13,648	$3,425	$338	$36,216
1995	$1,181	$91	$9,674	$0	$0	$5,250	$36,216
1996	$0	$2,434	$316	$18,748	$4,067	$403	$34,185
1996	$1,219	$207	$362	$0	$0	$6,429	$34,185
1997	$0	$2,013	$405	$19,039	$2,458	$1,046	$36,523
1997	$1,361	$128	$987	$0	$0	$9,086	$36,523
1998	$0	$2,727	$519	$26,972	$3,644	$747	$48,517
1998	$2,497	$174	$1,738	$0	$0	$9,499	$48,517
1999	$0	$3,161	$602	$33,098	$4,224	$866	$58,610
1999	$2,895	$201	$1,880	$0	$0	$11,683	$58,610
2000	$0	$3,494	$479	$31,173	$7,536	$523	$60,707
2000	$1,772	$64	$1,645	$0	$0	$14,021	$60,707
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$651	$3,450	$470	$34,381	$6,722	$641	$65,049
2002	$2,319	$70	$1,592	$0	$0	$14,753	$65,049
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$681	$4,887	$625	$38,734	$5,322	$1,705	$77,110
2004	$2,569	$62	$1,343	$420	$0	$20,762	$77,110
2005	$704	$5,118	$654	$39,402	$9,167	$1,873	$77,174
2005	$2,593	$76	$1,143	$145	$0	$16,299	$77,174
2006	$684	$4,810	$592	$44,153	$8,923	$1,730	$80,976
2006	$2,476	$70	$1,431	$149	$0	$15,958	$80,976

Hancock County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Criminal Information Back to top
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Hancock County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Hancock County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,706	13.28%
10-19 Years	6,099	14.19%
20-29 Years	4,629	10.77%
30-39 Years	6,086	14.16%
40-49 Years	6,608	15.38%
50-59 Years	5,590	13.01%
60-69 Years	4,104	9.55%
70-79 Years	2,997	6.98%
80-89 Years	998	2.32%
90+ Years	150	0.35%

Hancock County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	21,299	49.57%
Female	21,668	50.43%

Hancock County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	38,180	88.86%
African-American	2,925	6.81%
Hispanic/Latino	775	1.80%
Multiracial	430	1.00%
Asian	374	0.87%
Amerindian	248	0.58%
Other Race	20	0.05%
Pacific Islander	15	0.03%

Hancock County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	14,032	19.65%
2.	United States Or American	11,352	15.89%
3.	German	10,911	15.28%
4.	Irish	10,538	14.75%
5.	English	7,622	10.67%
6.	Italian	5,790	8.11%
7.	Scotch Irish	1,685	2.36%
8.	French Canadian	1,360	1.90%
9.	Scottish	1,011	1.42%
10.	Dutch	878	1.23%

Hancock County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	77,207	95.60%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,706	2.11%
3.	French	852	1.05%
4.	German	382	0.47%
5.	Vietnamese	148	0.18%
6.	Italian	96	0.12%
7.	Chinese	76	0.09%
8.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	68	0.08%
9.	Hebrew	46	0.06%
10.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	42	0.05%

Hancock County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	85,059	98.63%
Naturalized immigrant	660	0.77%
Not a citizen	518	0.60%

Hancock County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bay Saint Louis	Kiln	Shoreline Park
Bay St. Louis	Lakeshore	Stennis Space Center
Diamondhead	Pearlington	Waveland

Hancock County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39520	39525	39558
39521	39529	39572
39522	39556	39576

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.

Bay St. Louis (8,209)	Shoreline Park (4,058)	Stennis Space Center
Waveland (6,674)	Kiln (2,040)	Lakeshore
Diamondhead (5,912)	Pearlington (1,684)	Bay Saint Louis