Bartholomew County vs Hancock County

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

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

Bartholomew County has the higher population (82,881 vs 82,013 in Hancock County). Hancock County has the higher median household income ($91,326 vs $80,365 in Bartholomew County). Hancock County has the higher median home value ($258,100 vs $221,100 in Bartholomew County).

Population, income & housing

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
Population	82,881	82,013
Median age	37.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,365	$91,326
Median home value	$221,100	$258,100
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,121
Housing units	35,517	33,398
Homeownership rate	69.9%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
Population	82,481 → 82,881 (+0.5%)	75,164 → 82,013 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$63,431 → $80,365 (+26.7%)	$74,072 → $91,326 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $221,100 (+44.0%)	$169,300 → $258,100 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$937 → $1,110 (+18.5%)	$895 → $1,121 (+25.3%)

Bartholomew County

Population

82,48182,881

Median household income

$63,431$80,365

Median home value

$153,500$221,100

Median gross rent

$937$1,110

Hancock County

Population

75,16482,013

Median household income

$74,072$91,326

Median home value

$169,300$258,100

Median gross rent

$895$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
Under 5	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.2%
75 and over	6.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	89.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	7.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
Drove alone	77.2%	75.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.9%	15.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Bartholomew County	Hancock County
Poverty rate	12.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1978	1991