Hancock vs Hobart

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

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

Hancock has the higher population (876 vs 410 in Hobart). Hobart has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $50,547 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $142,600 in Hobart).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Hobart
Population	876	410
Median age	44.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,547	$62,813
Median home value	$145,300	$142,600
Median gross rent	$1,051	$723
Housing units	601	216
Homeownership rate	56.6%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Hobart
Population	1,108 → 876 (-20.9%)	383 → 410 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,547 (+55.5%)	$54,375 → $62,813 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $145,300 (+35.5%)	$126,800 → $142,600 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,051 (+41.6%)	$619 → $723 (+16.8%)

Hancock

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Hobart

Population

383410

Median household income

$54,375$62,813

Median home value

$126,800$142,600

Median gross rent

$619$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Hobart
Under 5	1.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	23.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	6.6%
75 and over	10.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Hobart
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Hobart
No high school diploma	5.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	49.8%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Hobart
Drove alone	55.2%	61.0%
Carpooled	26.1%	22.5%
Public transit	0.6%	2.3%
Walked	11.8%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Hobart
1-unit, detached	78.9%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	15.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Hobart
Poverty rate	14.8%	15.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938