Hancock vs Lake Linden

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

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

Hancock has the higher population (4,510 vs 1,042 in Lake Linden). Hancock has the higher median household income ($55,278 vs $42,961 in Lake Linden). Hancock has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $93,200 in Lake Linden).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Lake Linden
Population	4,510	1,042
Median age	31.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$42,961
Median home value	$185,700	$93,200
Median gross rent	$740	$498
Housing units	2,114	619
Homeownership rate	53.5%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Lake Linden
Population	4,554 → 4,510 (-1.0%)	1,113 → 1,042 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$35,161 → $55,278 (+57.2%)	$35,536 → $42,961 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $185,700 (+68.5%)	$71,900 → $93,200 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $740 (+27.6%)	$494 → $498 (+0.8%)

Hancock

Population

4,5544,510

Median household income

$35,161$55,278

Median home value

$110,200$185,700

Median gross rent

$580$740

Lake Linden

Population

1,1131,042

Median household income

$35,536$42,961

Median home value

$71,900$93,200

Median gross rent

$494$498

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Lake Linden
Under 5	2.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	11.4%
18 to 24	26.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.5%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.8%
75 and over	10.6%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Lake Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Lake Linden
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	24.4%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Lake Linden
Drove alone	63.0%	75.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	18.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.2%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Lake Linden
1-unit, detached	62.7%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	4.6%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Lake Linden
Poverty rate	17.8%	20.9%
Average household size	2.23	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	12	17
Median year structure built	1952	1944