COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hancock vs Martinsburg
PLACE A
Hancock, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
Hancock is 13% smaller than Martinsburg. Martinsburg earns more, with a median household income $36,421 higher.
HANCOCKMARTINSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5811,811−13% vs Martinsburg
Population density5312,803−2,273
Population growth0.8%-4.2%+5.0 pts
Median age41.842.1−0.3
Male41.2%46.5%−5.2 pts
Female58.8%53.5%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%92.2%−0.7 pts
Black0.9%3.7%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other7.5%2.1%+5.4 pts
Median household income$34,886$71,307−$36,421
Per capita income$26,201$31,269−$5,068
Poverty rate23.7%8.5%+15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%29.3%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree5.2%6.7%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%2.7%Even
Labor force participation49.6%54.6%−5.1 pts
Median home value$190,900$157,200+$33,700
Median gross rent$924$860+$64
Owner-occupied57.9%70.1%−12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%7.2%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households78.0%40.8%+37.2 pts
Average commute37.322.7+14.6
Worked from home7.1%5.6%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%2.7%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025