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Hancock County

Maine · 57,171 residents (2025 est.) · 1,587 sq mi
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Hancock County is a county of 56,460 people in Maine. At a median age of 49.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 36 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,744, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Hancock County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median age35.8 → 49.0 (+13.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • White share98.4% → 92.6% (−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 16 counties in Maine

  • 7th in household income$72,744
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree40.1%
  • 6th in home value$310,400
  • 10th in diversity score17.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
56,460
+9%since 2000
from 51,791 in 2000
57,171 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
36 / sq mi
+9%since 2000
from 33 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
49.0
+20%since 2000
from 40.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,587 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
46K49K52K55K57K19902000201020202024Hancock County
202456K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.1%(2,298)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(2,650)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.3%(2,444)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(3,066)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(2,752)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(6,131)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(6,447)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(6,673)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.9%(8,978)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416.1%(9,084)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.8%(4,398)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(1,539)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,744
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,811 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,241
+123%since 2000
from $19,809 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.7%
+22.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+5%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing5.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction5.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Other services4.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$310,400
+64%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,061
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $514 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 75.7% in 2000
21.5% rent
Vacancy rate
37.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.14 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.2%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+5%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
1990 – 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
56
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.2%(50,316)
Black0.2%(123)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(336)
Asian0.4%(196)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic92.6%(52,282)
Black1%(537)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,050)
Asian1%(542)
Other3.6%(2,049)
Diversity Score
18
+83%since 2009
from 10 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−16%since 2020
from 24 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
Puerto Rican0.7%(408)
Mexican0.6%(314)
Colombian0.2%(102)
Dominican0.1%(36)
Spaniard0.1%(35)
Cuban0%(5)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Korean0.3%(188)
Asian Indian0.3%(150)
Chinese0.2%(96)
Filipino0.1%(82)
Ancestry
English27.7%(15,656)
Irish16.9%(9,543)
German10.8%(6,085)
French6.7%(3,760)
Scottish5.6%(3,177)
Italian5%(2,828)
American5%(2,817)
Polish2.7%(1,549)
French Canadian2.5%(1,392)
Swedish1.6%(919)
Norwegian1.2%(687)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(675)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
Canadian1.1%(636)
Welsh1%(577)
Dutch0.9%(511)
British0.7%(394)
Russian0.7%(380)
Ukrainian0.6%(345)
Greek0.5%(304)
Portuguese0.5%(303)
Hungarian0.5%(257)
Danish0.4%(245)
West Indian0.4%(229)
Jamaican0.4%(208)
Finnish0.4%(204)
Lithuanian0.3%(189)
Arab0.2%(111)
Swiss0.2%(110)
Austrian0.2%(104)
Armenian0.1%(83)
Lebanese0.1%(77)
Czech0.1%(70)
Slovak0.1%(51)
Bulgarian0.1%(43)
Romanian0.1%(42)
Belgian0%(26)
Slovene0%(26)
Iranian0%(19)
Croatian0%(18)
Syrian0%(15)
Turkish0%(15)
Israeli0%(3)
Latvian0%(3)
Haitian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.1%
+13.0 ptssince 2000
from 27.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.6%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 87.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.2%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.4 min
+60%since 2000
from 15.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.2%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 75.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.7%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2020
from 79.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.6%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.9%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2012
from 15.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 14.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+15.6 ptssince 2017
from 75.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.7%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 96.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 0.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.3%(7,451)
Married54.1%(12,889)
Widowed4%(954)
Divorced10.6%(2,531)
Women 15+
Never married22.9%(5,786)
Married52.5%(13,263)
Widowed9.6%(2,429)
Divorced14.9%(3,765)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 14.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 48.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
27.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 26.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 69.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 37.7% 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)13%(489)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(965)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.7%(1,682)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(173)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(11)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,763 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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Over time

Hancock County, decade by decade

Hancock County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199046,948$60,595$206,88621.4%3.9
200051,791$65,235$189,45227.1%7.0
201054,418$68,380$290,01630.1%9.2
202055,478$70,716$264,22435.2%18.9
202456,460$72,744$310,40040.1%17.6

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hancock County, Maine?

Hancock County, Maine has about 56,460 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Hancock County, Maine earns about $72,744 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hancock County, Maine expensive?

In Hancock County, Maine, the median home is worth about $310,400, and the typical rent is about $1,061 a month.

How educated are people in Hancock County, Maine?

About 40.1% of adults age 25 and over in Hancock County, Maine hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hancock County, Maine?

About 9.9% of people in Hancock County, Maine live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hancock County, Maine grown since 1990?

Yes, Hancock County, Maine has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,512 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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