Atkinson County vs Hancock County

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

Atkinson County and Hancock County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hancock County has the higher population (8,630 vs 8,261 in Atkinson County). Atkinson County has the higher median household income ($38,438 vs $33,182 in Hancock County). Hancock County has the higher median home value ($87,400 vs $76,300 in Atkinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
Population	8,261	8,630
Median age	36.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,438	$33,182
Median home value	$76,300	$87,400
Median gross rent	$620	$671
Housing units	3,509	4,945
Homeownership rate	64.6%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
Population	8,239 → 8,261 (+0.3%)	8,515 → 8,630 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$37,197 → $38,438 (+3.3%)	$31,860 → $33,182 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $76,300 (+21.7%)	$85,000 → $87,400 (+2.8%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $620 (+36.6%)	$678 → $671 (-1.0%)

Atkinson County

Population

8,2398,261

Median household income

$37,197$38,438

Median home value

$62,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$454$620

Hancock County

Population

8,5158,630

Median household income

$31,860$33,182

Median home value

$85,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$678$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
Under 5	6.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	14.0%
75 and over	4.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	26.4%
Black or African American	15.2%	71.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
No high school diploma	28.4%	26.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
Drove alone	83.9%	87.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.6%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
1-unit, detached	44.2%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	48.0%	44.1%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson County	Hancock County
Poverty rate	25.0%	31.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	1991	1989