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Hancock County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Hancock County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hancock County is a small rural Georgia county of 8,630 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 32.0% and an unemployment rate of 5.9%, reflecting a workforce that is limited in both size and availability. Educational attainment is low, with only 8.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 73.9% having a high school diploma, while median worker earnings stand at $29,972 and a poverty rate of 31.5% points to significant economic stress. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $87,400 and median gross rent of $671/month—and the 79.3% homeownership rate is high, though a mean commute of 35.4 minutes suggests residents travel outside the county for much of their employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,630

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,082

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Hancock County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone6,026 (69.7%)
  • White Alone2,364 (27.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races147 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone54 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone26 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish123
  2. 2.Other Indo-European27
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic12
  4. 4.Korean9
  5. 5.Vietnamese4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

482

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,794

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$19,305

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance487
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)422
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)279
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)225
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining219

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations572
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations515
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations471
  4. 4.Service Occupations325
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations311

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.47×)161
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.00×)264
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.77×)189
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.72×)423
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$87,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$671/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999376 (16.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999202 (8.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999187 (8.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999166 (7.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999144 (6.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999138 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

73.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,737 (82.7%)
  • Carpooled187 (8.9%)
  • Other114 (5.4%)
  • Worked At Home50 (2.4%)
  • Walked13 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.