COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hancock County

Indiana · 45,527 residents · 306 sq mi

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Hancock County is home to 45,527 people in Indiana. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 30% more than in Indiana as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of people here. There are 9,864 fewer people here than in 2000. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

45,527

−18%vs 2000

vs 55,391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

306 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202484K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,992)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,710)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(3,576)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(3,622)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(2,603)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(6,836)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(7,945)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(5,565)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(3,930)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(2,799)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(1,442)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(507)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,333

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,416 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,059

−40%vs 2000

vs $24,966 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,900

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $130,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$386

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $571 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(54,155)

Black0.1%(74)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(526)

Asian0.4%(203)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(45,124)

Black0.1%(48)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(308)

Asian0.4%(195)

Other0.4%(160)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(1,383)

Central American0.8%(706)

Guatemalan0.3%(272)

Puerto Rican0.3%(257)

Honduran0.3%(253)

South American0.3%(213)

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)

Indonesian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(40)

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

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)

Subsaharan African0.7%(615)

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)

French Canadian0.1%(48)

Jamaican0.1%(47)

Ghanaian0%(26)

Belgian0%(15)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Haitian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.1%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 17.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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