COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hancock vs Hagerstown
PLACE A
Hancock, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hancock is 96% smaller than Hagerstown. Hagerstown earns more, with a median household income $17,335 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
HANCOCKHAGERSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,58144,228−96% vs Hagerstown
Population density5313,473−2,942
Population growth0.8%9.7%−9.0 pts
Median age41.835.8+6.0
Male41.2%47.6%−6.4 pts
Female58.8%52.4%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%56.6%+35.0 pts
Black0.9%21.0%−20.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other7.5%8.8%−1.3 pts
Median household income$34,886$52,221−$17,335
Per capita income$26,201$30,461−$4,260
Poverty rate23.7%21.9%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%20.5%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree5.2%7.4%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%7.2%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation49.6%62.2%−12.7 pts
Median home value$190,900$224,500−$33,600
Median gross rent$924$1,114−$190
Owner-occupied57.9%43.3%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%7.8%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households78.0%49.3%+28.7 pts
Average commute37.326.1+11.2
Worked from home7.1%11.5%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured5.1%8.1%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025