COMPARING TWO PLACES
Adams County vs Hancock County
PLACE A
Adams County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Hancock County, Maine
Adams County is 47% smaller than Hancock County. Hancock County earns more, with a median household income $29,100 higher. Hancock County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
ADAMS COUNTYHANCOCK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population30,06157,171−47% vs Hancock County
Population density6536+29
Population growth-8.5%1.9%−10.5 pts
Median age42.049.0−7.0
Male49.4%48.9%+0.5 pts
Female50.6%51.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born5.1%3.3%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.1%92.6%−55.5 pts
Black56.0%1.0%+55.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%1.9%+1.7 pts
Asian0.2%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other3.1%3.6%−0.6 pts
Median household income$43,644$72,744−$29,100
Per capita income$27,252$44,241−$16,989
Poverty rate27.0%9.9%+17.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.458+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%40.1%−19.6 pts
Graduate degree6.5%15.2%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%4.6%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation47.3%60.0%−12.7 pts
Median home value$108,700$310,400−$201,700
Median gross rent$734$1,061−$327
Owner-occupied68.1%78.5%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.2%37.3%−14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%45.2%−5.2 pts
Average commute21.325.4−4.2
Worked from home2.5%13.7%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.3%9.6%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025