Amherst vs Hancock

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

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

Amherst has the higher population (756 vs 171 in Hancock). Amherst has the higher median household income ($165,714 vs $57,159 in Hancock). Amherst has the higher median home value ($482,800 vs $388,000 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Hancock
Population	756	171
Median age	39.5 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$165,714	$57,159
Median home value	$482,800	$388,000
Housing units	256	102
Homeownership rate	94.5%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.0%	74.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Hancock
Population	754 → 756 (+0.3%)	280 → 171 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$142,031 → $165,714 (+16.7%)	$56,458 → $57,159 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$325,900 → $482,800 (+48.1%)	$362,500 → $388,000 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,139 → $1,177 (+3.3%)

Amherst

Population

754756

Median household income

$142,031$165,714

Median home value

$325,900$482,800

Hancock

Population

280171

Median household income

$56,458$57,159

Median home value

$362,500$388,000

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Hancock
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	4.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	19.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	19.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	43.3%
75 and over	10.4%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Hancock
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Hancock
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.7%	6.8%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	49.8%	36.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Hancock
Drove alone	70.6%	78.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Hancock
1-unit, detached	88.3%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Hancock
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.95	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	38	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938