Hancock vs Sidney

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

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

Sidney has the higher population (3,865 vs 876 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median household income ($50,547 vs $49,226 in Sidney). Hancock has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $116,100 in Sidney).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Sidney
Population	876	3,865
Median age	44.6 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,547	$49,226
Median home value	$145,300	$116,100
Median gross rent	$1,051	$815
Housing units	601	1,950
Homeownership rate	56.6%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Sidney
Population	1,108 → 876 (-20.9%)	3,854 → 3,865 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,547 (+55.5%)	$40,341 → $49,226 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $145,300 (+35.5%)	$81,900 → $116,100 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,051 (+41.6%)	$618 → $815 (+31.9%)

Hancock

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Sidney

Population

3,8543,865

Median household income

$40,341$49,226

Median home value

$81,900$116,100

Median gross rent

$618$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Sidney
Under 5	1.4%	10.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	11.3%	14.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	4.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	15.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	8.4%
75 and over	10.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Sidney
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.6%
High school graduate	49.8%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Sidney
Drove alone	55.2%	67.9%
Carpooled	26.1%	15.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Sidney
1-unit, detached	78.9%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	16.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Sidney
Poverty rate	14.8%	22.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1938	1948