Hancock vs Stamford

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

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

Stamford has the higher population (1,101 vs 876 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median household income ($50,547 vs $46,250 in Stamford). Stamford has the higher median home value ($177,200 vs $145,300 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Stamford
Population	876	1,101
Median age	44.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,547	$46,250
Median home value	$145,300	$177,200
Median gross rent	$1,051	$793
Housing units	601	644
Homeownership rate	56.6%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Stamford
Population	1,108 → 876 (-20.9%)	1,370 → 1,101 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,547 (+55.5%)	$41,579 → $46,250 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $145,300 (+35.5%)	$118,100 → $177,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,051 (+41.6%)	$648 → $793 (+22.4%)

Hancock

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Stamford

Population

1,3701,101

Median household income

$41,579$46,250

Median home value

$118,100$177,200

Median gross rent

$648$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Stamford
Under 5	1.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	5.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	12.5%
75 and over	10.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Stamford
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.8%
High school graduate	49.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Stamford
Drove alone	55.2%	68.3%
Carpooled	26.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	16.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Stamford
1-unit, detached	78.9%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	31.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Stamford
Poverty rate	14.8%	20.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938