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Hancock County, TN

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

AI Overview

Hancock County is a small, rural Tennessee county of 6,790 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 45.2% and an unemployment rate of 7.3%, reflecting a limited local employment base. Educational attainment is low — only 8.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and median household income stands at $34,960, with a poverty rate of 31.5%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $118,000 and median gross rent of $592/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 3.1% over five years.

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

Population

6,790

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$34,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,541 (95.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race121 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races103 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone38 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone26 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone23 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish36
  2. 2.Vietnamese25
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island24
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

259

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,411

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,037

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance865
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)408
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities281
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)278
  5. 5.Construction (Group)138

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations703
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations571
  3. 3.Service Occupations476
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations412
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations266

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)455
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.64×)881
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)174
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)295
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$592/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999258 (12.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999225 (10.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999215 (10.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999134 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999131 (6.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999130 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,059 (87.7%)
  • Carpooled172 (7.3%)
  • Worked At Home101 (4.3%)
  • Other17 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.