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Hancock County, WV

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

AI Overview

Hancock County, WV is a small county of 28,658 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 57.3% and an unemployment rate of 8.2%, reflecting a workforce constrained in size and availability; only 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 89.9% have a high school diploma. Median worker earnings stand at $38,295 against a median household income of $61,466, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $119,600 and median gross rent of $766 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 3.4% over five years, has a median age of 47.0, and a poverty rate of 15.0%.

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

Population

28,658

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,330 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races726 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone501 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race417 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone220 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone146 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European134
  2. 2.Spanish112
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  4. 4.Arabic51
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,264

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,452

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,952
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,748
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,598
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,201
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,148

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,048
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,471
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,414
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,180
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,485

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.43×)1,059
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.37×)276
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)1,346
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)1,621
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.14×)1,427

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$766/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,435 (15.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,219 (12.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999844 (8.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999813 (8.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999700 (7.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999644 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,692 (77.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,255 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled934 (7.5%)
  • Other325 (2.6%)
  • Walked166 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit46 (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.