COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hancock vs Oneonta
PLACE A
Hancock, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Oneonta, New York
Hancock is 90% smaller than Oneonta. Oneonta earns more, with a median household income $26,225 higher. Hancock has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
HANCOCKONEONTADIFFERENCE
Total population1,58115,665−90% vs Oneonta
Population density5313,592−3,061
Population growth0.8%-5.9%+6.7 pts
Median age41.823.1+18.7
Male41.2%48.5%−7.3 pts
Female58.8%51.5%+7.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%79.9%+11.7 pts
Black0.9%5.7%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other7.5%4.1%+3.4 pts
Median household income$34,886$61,111−$26,225
Per capita income$26,201$28,009−$1,808
Poverty rate23.7%16.6%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.422+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%47.4%−37.3 pts
Graduate degree5.2%22.1%−16.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%6.4%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation49.6%49.3%+0.3 pts
Median home value$190,900$184,100+$6,800
Median gross rent$924$1,021−$97
Owner-occupied57.9%46.0%+11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%17.4%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households78.0%46.1%+31.9 pts
Average commute37.315.3+22.0
Worked from home7.1%10.2%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured5.1%3.3%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025