Hancock County, Tennessee

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Hancock County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,852	7,066,383	334,922,499	2747th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$34,960	$69,595	$80,734	3124th of 3,221
Median Age	43.1	38.9	38.9	1192nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.8%	31.1%	35.7%	3158th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$134,500	$286,700	$332,700	2465th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$622	$1,189	$1,413	3010th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.2%	13.8%	12.5%	114th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	4.7%	5.2%	623rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.8	171.4	n/a	1977th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	6.1%	14.1%	1878th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2812th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.6%	66.9%	65.2%	1602nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.8	25.7	26.4	415th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	12.9%	15.1%	2856th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1330th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.5%	46.8%	46.9%	2664th of 3,222
Broadband Access	64.1%	n/a	n/a	3062nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.1	46.4	61.4

Age in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	43.1	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	2,828	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.3%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.6%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,337	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.7%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.9%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	57.6%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	34.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	3,675	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.2%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.0%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.4%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$599	$1,442	n/a

Education in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	22.4%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.0%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.2%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.6%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.7%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.7%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.6%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Hancock County, Tennessee

Statistic	Hancock County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.3%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	6.1%	16.7%

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