Crittenden County vs Hancock County

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

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

Hancock County has the higher population (9,032 vs 8,972 in Crittenden County). Hancock County has the higher median household income ($66,836 vs $47,003 in Crittenden County). Hancock County has the higher median home value ($137,600 vs $115,700 in Crittenden County).

Population, income & housing

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
Population	8,972	9,032
Median age	42.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,003	$66,836
Median home value	$115,700	$137,600
Median gross rent	$618	$752
Housing units	4,351	3,911
Homeownership rate	77.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
Population	9,000 → 8,972 (-0.3%)	8,720 → 9,032 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$45,244 → $47,003 (+3.9%)	$57,217 → $66,836 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $115,700 (+28.7%)	$112,300 → $137,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $618 (+12.4%)	$656 → $752 (+14.6%)

Crittenden County

Population

9,0008,972

Median household income

$45,244$47,003

Median home value

$89,900$115,700

Median gross rent

$550$618

Hancock County

Population

8,7209,032

Median household income

$57,217$66,836

Median home value

$112,300$137,600

Median gross rent

$656$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.5%
75 and over	8.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
No high school diploma	16.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	43.5%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
Drove alone	72.7%	85.3%
Carpooled	18.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Crittenden County	Hancock County
Poverty rate	18.1%	15.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1975	1982