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Real estate businesses in Hancock County, MS
How Hancock County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,583 of 2,229 scored counties
#35 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 77
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $292.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,470 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,873
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 real estate businesses in Hancock County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 13%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 38.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hancock County comes to about $292.8M a year: $14,470 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 12% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hancock County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 964 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 223 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,583 of 2,229 scored counties and #35 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Hancock County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.0 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 964 | 931 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,470 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,708 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 223Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hancock County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,873+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,237
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,339
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,768
- Daytime population
- 41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hancock County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1George County, MS | 76 | 14 | 15.1 | 214 | +8.1% | #91 of 2,229 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 73 | 6 | 4.5 | 677 | +2.6% | #135 of 2,229 |
| 3Tate County, MS | 71 | 11 | 10.0 | 326 | +2.1% | #179 of 2,229 |
| 4Neshoba County, MS | 69 | 5 | 4.9 | 632 | −0.9% | #219 of 2,229 |
| 5Union County, MS | 65 | 12 | 12.2 | 259 | +2.3% | #367 of 2,229 |
| 6Pontotoc County, MS | 64 | 17 | 14.4 | 214 | +2.9% | #410 of 2,229 |
| 7Monroe County, MS | 63 | 12 | 8.6 | 353 | −2.4% | #432 of 2,229 |
| 8Prentiss County, MS | 62 | 7 | 7.3 | 421 | +1.3% | #475 of 2,229 |
| 9Tishomingo County, MS | 62 | 9 | 10.2 | 302 | −1.1% | #483 of 2,229 |
| 10Stone County, MS | 62 | 12 | 17.9 | 176 | +7.2% | #507 of 2,229 |
| 35Hancock County, MS | 41 | 77 | 38.0 | 88 | +1.6% | #1,583 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Hancock County, MS?
Hancock County has 77 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 223 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $292.8M a year, or $14,470 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 77 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hancock County has 38.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 68, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 964 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hancock County scores 41 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,229 scored counties.
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