COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hancock vs Portage
PLACE A
Hancock, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Hancock is 33% smaller than Portage. Portage earns more, with a median household income $10,670 higher. Hancock has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
HANCOCKPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5812,344−33% vs Portage
Population density5313,546−3,015
Population growth0.8%-6.8%+7.6 pts
Median age41.844.3−2.5
Male41.2%52.8%−11.6 pts
Female58.8%47.2%+11.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic91.6%97.2%−5.6 pts
Black0.9%0.1%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.5%2.7%+4.8 pts
Median household income$34,886$45,556−$10,670
Per capita income$26,201$26,358−$157
Poverty rate23.7%23.2%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%20.4%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree5.2%3.8%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%5.0%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation49.6%53.0%−3.4 pts
Median home value$190,900$94,800+$96,100
Median gross rent$924$751+$173
Owner-occupied57.9%76.6%−18.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%16.7%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households78.0%46.0%+31.9 pts
Average commute37.324.2+13.2
Worked from home7.1%8.9%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.1%3.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025