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Hancock County

Indiana · 90,969 residents (2025 est.) · 306 sq mi
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Hancock County is home to 84,037 people in Indiana. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 28,646 people. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. That is roughly 30% ahead of the Indiana median. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
84,037
+52%since 2000
from 55,391 in 2000
90,969 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
275 / sq mi
+28%since 2009
from 215 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.0
+7%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
306 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
42K53K65K76K88K19902000201020202024Hancock County
202484K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(4,698)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(5,247)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(6,002)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(5,288)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(4,346)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.5%(10,511)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(11,457)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(10,888)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(11,059)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(8,615)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(4,605)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(1,321)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,186
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $56,416 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,372
+90%since 2000
from $24,966 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.0%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 3.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.405
+2%since 2010
from 0.396 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$274,800
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $130,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,203
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $571 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
79.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
20.5% rent
Vacancy rate
2.6%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+15%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.8%(54,155)
Black0.1%(74)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(526)
Asian0.4%(203)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic88.1%(74,042)
Black3.5%(2,960)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(2,952)
Asian1.1%(929)
Other3.8%(3,154)
Diversity Score
27
+106%since 2009
from 13 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−25%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.6%(1,383)
Guatemalan0.3%(272)
Puerto Rican0.3%(257)
Honduran0.3%(253)
Salvadoran0.2%(181)
Venezuelan0.1%(103)
Cuban0.1%(93)
Colombian0.1%(61)
Peruvian0%(35)
Argentine0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(307)
Korean0.3%(228)
Vietnamese0.2%(194)
Japanese0.1%(66)
Chinese0.1%(65)
Filipino0%(36)
Thai0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German21.8%(18,327)
English14.9%(12,487)
Irish10.6%(8,909)
American7.9%(6,636)
French2.8%(2,320)
Italian1.8%(1,546)
Scottish1.6%(1,340)
Polish1.3%(1,065)
Norwegian1.1%(943)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(635)
Welsh0.7%(594)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(576)
British0.6%(475)
Arab0.5%(458)
Swedish0.5%(432)
Portuguese0.3%(293)
Hungarian0.3%(286)
Ethiopian0.3%(236)
Swiss0.3%(212)
Lebanese0.2%(205)
Finnish0.2%(198)
Nigerian0.2%(190)
Canadian0.2%(148)
Czech0.2%(146)
Austrian0.2%(135)
Russian0.1%(121)
Ukrainian0.1%(106)
Romanian0.1%(102)
West Indian0.1%(84)
Danish0.1%(83)
Croatian0.1%(71)
Kenyan0.1%(68)
Armenian0.1%(66)
Slovene0.1%(64)
Greek0.1%(58)
Serbian0.1%(53)
Slovak0.1%(51)
Jamaican0.1%(47)
Ghanaian0%(26)
Belgian0%(15)
Haitian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.9%
+12.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.2%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 87.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.7 min
+59%since 2000
from 17.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.9%
−12.1 ptssince 2009
from 87.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.0%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.7%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+10.7 ptssince 2017
from 82.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 97.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 0.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.2%(9,093)
Married61.5%(20,524)
Widowed2.5%(842)
Divorced8.7%(2,918)
Women 15+
Never married23.5%(8,153)
Married56.6%(19,632)
Widowed7.5%(2,611)
Divorced12.4%(4,317)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.4%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 68.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 81.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 27.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(1,238)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(992)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(1,631)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(262)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,747 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hancock County, Indiana?

Hancock County, Indiana has about 84,037 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hancock County, Indiana?

The typical household in Hancock County, Indiana earns about $93,186 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hancock County, Indiana expensive?

In Hancock County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $274,800, and the typical rent is about $1,203 a month.

How educated are people in Hancock County, Indiana?

About 34.9% of adults age 25 and over in Hancock County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hancock County, Indiana?

About 4.7% of people in Hancock County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hancock County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Hancock County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 38,510 residents, a change of about 85 percent over that period.

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