Hancock vs Margaretville

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

Hancock and Margaretville 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 651 in Margaretville). Hancock has the higher median household income ($50,547 vs $36,411 in Margaretville). Margaretville has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $145,300 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Margaretville
Population	876	651
Median age	44.6 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,547	$36,411
Median home value	$145,300	$192,400
Median gross rent	$1,051	$1,029
Housing units	601	391
Homeownership rate	56.6%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Margaretville
Population	1,108 → 876 (-20.9%)	553 → 651 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,547 (+55.5%)	$49,773 → $36,411 (-26.8%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $145,300 (+35.5%)	$171,100 → $192,400 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,051 (+41.6%)	$760 → $1,029 (+35.4%)

Hancock

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Margaretville

Population

553651

Median household income

$49,773$36,411

Median home value

$171,100$192,400

Median gross rent

$760$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Margaretville
Under 5	1.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	11.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	5.5%	4.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	15.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	19.5%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Margaretville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	58.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	37.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Margaretville
No high school diploma	5.8%	20.9%
High school graduate	49.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Margaretville
Drove alone	55.2%	63.2%
Carpooled	26.1%	4.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	27.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Margaretville
1-unit, detached	78.9%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Margaretville
Poverty rate	14.8%	20.8%
Average household size	2.16	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	32	17
Median year structure built	1938	1954