Hancock vs Maugansville

A side-by-side comparison of Hancock and Maugansville: population, income, housing, and more.

Hancock and Maugansville are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Maugansville has the higher population (3,057 vs 1,715 in Hancock). Maugansville has the higher median household income ($75,840 vs $39,375 in Hancock). Maugansville has the higher median home value ($284,200 vs $175,000 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Maugansville
Population	1,715	3,057
Median age	37.5 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,375	$75,840
Median home value	$175,000	$284,200
Median gross rent	$928	$899
Housing units	916	1,324
Homeownership rate	54.9%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Maugansville
Population	1,587 → 1,715 (+8.1%)	2,543 → 3,057 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$45,588 → $39,375 (-13.6%)	$52,083 → $75,840 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $175,000 (+51.0%)	$191,100 → $284,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $928 (+45.5%)	$924 → $899 (-2.7%)

Hancock

Population

1,5871,715

Median household income

$45,588$39,375

Median home value

$115,900$175,000

Median gross rent

$638$928

Maugansville

Population

2,5433,057

Median household income

$52,083$75,840

Median home value

$191,100$284,200

Median gross rent

$924$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Maugansville
Under 5	6.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	11.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	17.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	17.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.7%
75 and over	6.6%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Maugansville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Maugansville
No high school diploma	10.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	45.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Maugansville
Drove alone	74.5%	85.8%
Carpooled	19.2%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Maugansville
1-unit, detached	63.5%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	20.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	17.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Maugansville
Poverty rate	22.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1963	1986