Hancock County vs Knox County

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

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

Hancock County has the higher population (56,084 vs 40,860 in Knox County). Knox County has the higher median household income ($71,903 vs $69,630 in Hancock County). Knox County has the higher median home value ($290,800 vs $278,400 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Knox County
Population	56,084	40,860
Median age	49.1 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,630	$71,903
Median home value	$278,400	$290,800
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,079
Housing units	40,514	24,428
Homeownership rate	78.8%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Knox County
Population	54,601 → 56,084 (+2.7%)	39,759 → 40,860 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$57,178 → $69,630 (+21.8%)	$57,751 → $71,903 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$212,700 → $278,400 (+30.9%)	$213,400 → $290,800 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,000 (+22.2%)	$856 → $1,079 (+26.1%)

Hancock County

Population

54,60156,084

Median household income

$57,178$69,630

Median home value

$212,700$278,400

Median gross rent

$818$1,000

Knox County

Population

39,75940,860

Median household income

$57,751$71,903

Median home value

$213,400$290,800

Median gross rent

$856$1,079

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Knox County
Under 5	4.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.9%	16.2%
75 and over	10.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Knox County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Knox County
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Knox County
Drove alone	69.5%	69.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.2%	14.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Knox County
1-unit, detached	81.1%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Knox County
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1981	1973