Erie County vs Hancock County

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

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

Erie County has the higher population (74,938 vs 74,885 in Hancock County). Hancock County has the higher median household income ($69,699 vs $68,431 in Erie County). Hancock County has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $183,900 in Erie County).

Population, income & housing

	Erie County	Hancock County
Population	74,938	74,885
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,431	$69,699
Median home value	$183,900	$196,500
Median gross rent	$882	$926
Housing units	38,400	33,871
Homeownership rate	71.1%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erie County	Hancock County
Population	74,780 → 74,938 (+0.2%)	75,837 → 74,885 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$54,226 → $68,431 (+26.2%)	$58,450 → $69,699 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$139,900 → $183,900 (+31.5%)	$147,600 → $196,500 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $882 (+16.7%)	$768 → $926 (+20.6%)

Erie County

Population

74,78074,938

Median household income

$54,226$68,431

Median home value

$139,900$183,900

Median gross rent

$756$882

Hancock County

Population

75,83774,885

Median household income

$58,450$69,699

Median home value

$147,600$196,500

Median gross rent

$768$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erie County	Hancock County
Under 5	5.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.8%
75 and over	9.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erie County	Hancock County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	87.5%
Black or African American	8.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erie County	Hancock County
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.2%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erie County	Hancock County
Drove alone	82.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.4%	8.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erie County	Hancock County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Erie County	Hancock County
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1966	1972