Hancock vs Walton

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

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

Walton has the higher population (2,655 vs 876 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median household income ($50,547 vs $32,989 in Walton). Hancock has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $106,700 in Walton).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Walton
Population	876	2,655
Median age	44.6 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,547	$32,989
Median home value	$145,300	$106,700
Median gross rent	$1,051	$720
Housing units	601	1,607
Homeownership rate	56.6%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Walton
Population	1,108 → 876 (-20.9%)	3,258 → 2,655 (-18.5%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,547 (+55.5%)	$34,969 → $32,989 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $145,300 (+35.5%)	$90,100 → $106,700 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $1,051 (+41.6%)	$601 → $720 (+19.8%)

Hancock

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Walton

Population

3,2582,655

Median household income

$34,969$32,989

Median home value

$90,100$106,700

Median gross rent

$601$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Walton
Under 5	1.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	5.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	21.4%
65 to 74	16.3%	13.6%
75 and over	10.2%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.7%
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%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Walton
No high school diploma	5.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	49.8%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Walton
Drove alone	55.2%	63.0%
Carpooled	26.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	19.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Walton
1-unit, detached	78.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	26.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Walton
Poverty rate	14.8%	32.3%
Average household size	2.16	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	32	14
Median year structure built	1938	1938