Hancock County, GA Demographic Data
Hancock County, GA Summary
Hancock County is located in Georgia
- Population: 9,422
- Area: 478.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 471.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 19.68 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 496.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hancock County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,808
44%
50.8
Male
4,939
57%
49.2
Total Population
8,747
323,128,000
Hancock County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
332
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
374
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
388
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
465
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
659
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,290
14.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
923
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,236
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
630
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
754
8.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,109
12.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
455
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
132
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,425
84.9%
77.2
Female
3,262
43.9%
51.3
Male
4,163
56.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,126
81.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,193
25.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,696
19.4%
15.2
Female
943
55.6%
55.8
Male
753
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Hancock County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,732
99.8%
96.8
White
2,128
24.3%
72.6
Black or African American
6,420
73.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
56
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
29
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
27
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
128
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
15
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
169
1.9%
17.8
Mexican
149
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,578
98.1%
82.2
Hancock County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
487
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,282
19.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,633
40.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,149
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
267
4.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
362
5.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
349
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,769
27.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,760
72.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
711
10.8%
31.2
Hancock County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,483
45.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,295
30.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,039
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
187
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
649
8.5
5.8%
Hancock County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,116
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
299
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
182
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
81
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.1%
1.1%
Hancock County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
446
15.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
393
14.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
496
17.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
492
17.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
287
10.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
312
11.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
207
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
122
4.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
37
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
26,386
57,617
Per capita income
13,898
31,128
Hancock County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
77
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
144
6.4%
9.8
Construction
102
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
834
37.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
0.7%
6.6
Information
2
0.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
169
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
36
1.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
48
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
238
10.6%
4.6
Retail trade
252
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
254
11.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
81
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
141
6.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
681
30.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
375
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
409
18.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
647
28.7%
18.1%
Hancock County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,166
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,919
88.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
132
6.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
1.0%
5.1
Walked
14
0.6%
2.7
Other means
3
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
77
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.7
26.6
Hancock County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
276
9.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,134
40.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
792
28.2%
37.1
3 or more
611
21.7%
21.0
Hancock County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,813
53.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,164
76.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
649
23.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,470
46.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
21
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Hancock County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,283
1 room
8
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
197
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
678
12.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,789
33.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,360
25.7%
17.8
7 rooms
624
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
300
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
327
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hancock County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,283
1-unit, detached
2,848
53.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21
0.4%
5.9
2-units
40
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
145
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,152
40.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hancock County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
391
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
76
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
308
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
499
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
818
15.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
941
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,252
23.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
971
18.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Hancock County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
533
18.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
750
26.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,489
52.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
39
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.1%
1.1
Hancock County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
870
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
10
1.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
72
8.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
261
30.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
436
50.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
281
32.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
5.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
76
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
412
47.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hancock County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
514
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
20
3.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
141
27.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
351
68.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
135
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
637
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
21
4.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
65
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
1.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
18.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
273
54.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
143
0.0%
0.0%
Hancock County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,164
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
621
28.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
730
33.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
283
13.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
232
10.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
179
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
99
4.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,700
205,000
