January 22, 2008

People QuickFacts	Harrison County	Mississippi

Population, 2006 estimate 171,875 2,910,540 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -9.30% 2.30% Population, 2000 189,601 2,844,658 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.50% 7.30% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 25.50% 25.60% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 12.00% 12.30% Female persons, percent, 2005 50.40% 51.40% White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 72.30% 61.20% Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 22.60% 36.90% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.50% 0.40% Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 2.60% 0.70% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.10% 0.00% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.90% 0.60% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 2.70% 1.70% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 69.90% 59.70% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.00% 58.50% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.60% 1.40% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.70% 3.60% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.30% 72.90% Bachelor’s degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.40% 16.90% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 40,495 607,570 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.8 24.6 Housing units, 2005 88,138 1,235,496 Homeownership rate, 2000 62.70% 72.30% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 22.30% 13.30% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $87,200 $71,400 Households, 2000 71,538 1,046,434 Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.63 Median household income, 2004 $35,576 $34,278 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,024 $15,853 Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 16.90% 19.30% Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 4,537 605,342 Private nonfarm employment, 2004 77,751 9,283,132 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -2.70% -3.0%2 Nonemployer establishments, 2004 10,863 1,561,661 Total number of firms, 2002 13,903 187,602 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.20% 13.30% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.40% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.70% 1.60% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.10% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.40% 0.70% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.00% 25.10% Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) D 38,276,054 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 695,325 19,215,751 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,139,214 25,017,531 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,239 $8,724 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,435,562 5,486,105 Building permits, 2005 1,570 13,396 Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 1,902,618 223,376,972 Land area, 2000 (square miles) 580.98 46,906.96 Persons per square mile, 2000 326.3 60.6 FIPS Code 47 28 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metro Area

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