COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooke County vs Hancock County
PLACE A
Brooke County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Hancock County, Maine
Brooke County is 63% smaller than Hancock County. Hancock County earns more, with a median household income $18,428 higher. Hancock County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
BROOKE COUNTYHANCOCK COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population21,14257,171−63% vs Hancock County
Population density23736+201
Population growth-6.3%1.9%−8.2 pts
Median age46.649.0−2.4
Male49.5%48.9%+0.6 pts
Female50.5%51.1%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.3%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%92.6%−0.2 pts
Black1.5%1.0%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%1.9%−0.4 pts
Asian0.7%1.0%−0.3 pts
Other4.0%3.6%+0.4 pts
Median household income$54,316$72,744−$18,428
Per capita income$34,184$44,241−$10,057
Poverty rate13.1%9.9%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%40.1%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree8.7%15.2%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%4.6%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation55.0%60.0%−4.9 pts
Median home value$141,500$310,400−$168,900
Median gross rent$645$1,061−$416
Owner-occupied74.6%78.5%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%37.3%−27.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.6%45.2%−11.6 pts
Average commute24.825.4−0.6
Worked from home7.3%13.7%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.0%9.6%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025