Gallatin County vs Hancock County

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

Gallatin 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 8,749 in Gallatin County). Hancock County has the higher median household income ($66,836 vs $62,247 in Gallatin County). Gallatin County has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $137,600 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
Population	8,749	9,032
Median age	39.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,247	$66,836
Median home value	$169,400	$137,600
Median gross rent	$858	$752
Housing units	3,763	3,911
Homeownership rate	73.4%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
Population	8,737 → 8,749 (+0.1%)	8,720 → 9,032 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$52,167 → $62,247 (+19.3%)	$57,217 → $66,836 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $169,400 (+32.2%)	$112,300 → $137,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $858 (+22.4%)	$656 → $752 (+14.6%)

Gallatin County

Population

8,7378,749

Median household income

$52,167$62,247

Median home value

$128,100$169,400

Median gross rent

$701$858

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)

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.5%
75 and over	5.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
No high school diploma	15.6%	13.4%
High school graduate	43.4%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
Drove alone	80.5%	85.3%
Carpooled	13.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
1-unit, detached	60.2%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	5.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Gallatin County	Hancock County
Poverty rate	14.4%	15.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1992	1982