Things you didn't know about South Mississippi

Which residents have the highest income, the most veterans and the longest commute?

People who live in Hancock County have the longest average commute:

Hancock Harrison Jackson

Mean travel time to work (minutes) 29.1 21.7 24.3

Jackson County has the highest median household income (equal number earn more or less):

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Median household income $44,522 $43,124 $48,943

Jackson County has highest percentage of high school graduates but lowest with Bachelor's degree:

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High school graduate or higher 85.4% 85.6% 86.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher 22.0% 20.7% 19.6%

Harrison County has by far the most of Coast's 41,118 veterans:

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Veterans 4,397 22,647 14,074

Harrison County has most foreign-born residents, and most who don't speak English at home:

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Foreign born 5% 6% 5%

Language not English at home 6% 8% 7%

Hancock County had biggest jump in population from 2010 to 2013:

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Population change 5.2% 4.9% 2.1%

More women live in each of the counties than men:

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Males per 100 females 98.0 98.8 97.4

-- yallbusiness.com and U.S. Census Bureau

This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Things you didn't know about South Mississippi ."