Hancock County vs McLean County

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

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

McLean County has the higher population (9,127 vs 9,032 in Hancock County). McLean County has the higher median household income ($70,549 vs $66,836 in Hancock County). McLean County has the higher median home value ($145,600 vs $137,600 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	McLean County
Population	9,032	9,127
Median age	41.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,836	$70,549
Median home value	$137,600	$145,600
Median gross rent	$752	$602
Housing units	3,911	4,171
Homeownership rate	78.4%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	McLean County
Population	8,720 → 9,032 (+3.6%)	9,283 → 9,127 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$57,217 → $66,836 (+16.8%)	$51,861 → $70,549 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$112,300 → $137,600 (+22.5%)	$104,700 → $145,600 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $752 (+14.6%)	$520 → $602 (+15.8%)

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

McLean County

Population

9,2839,127

Median household income

$51,861$70,549

Median home value

$104,700$145,600

Median gross rent

$520$602

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	McLean County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.3%
75 and over	7.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	McLean County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	McLean County
No high school diploma	13.4%	7.9%
High school graduate	39.9%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	McLean County
Drove alone	85.3%	85.8%
Carpooled	10.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	McLean County
1-unit, detached	68.3%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	McLean County
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1982	1976