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Hancock County, KY

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

AI Overview

Hancock County is a small rural Kentucky county of 9,032 residents with a GDP per capita of $93,182 that substantially outpaces its per capita income of $31,417, pointing to capital-intensive industrial or manufacturing activity as the economic base. The labor force is modest, with a 58.3% participation rate and only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings reach $41,635 and unemployment sits at 3.9%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $137,600 and median gross rent of $752/month—and the county posted 3.6% population growth over five years, with a 78.4% homeownership rate reflecting a largely settled, owner-occupant population.

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

Population

9,032

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,464

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,513 (94.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races248 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone114 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone105 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race41 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic15
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  3. 3.Korean11
  4. 4.Spanish4
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

594

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$93,182

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,417

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,167
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,049
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)454
  4. 4.Construction (Group)246
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services223

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations968
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations871
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations793
  4. 4.Service Occupations704
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations617

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.40×)1,346
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)515
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)940
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.72×)167
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.70×)244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$752/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999376 (13.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999297 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999270 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999218 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999199 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999194 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,635

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,352 (85.5%)
  • Carpooled392 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home120 (3.1%)
  • Other25 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (0.4%)
  • Walked15 (0.4%)

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.