Hancock County vs Union County

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

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

Hancock County has the higher population (74,885 vs 65,293 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($109,506 vs $69,699 in Hancock County). Union County has the higher median home value ($306,600 vs $196,500 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Union County
Population	74,885	65,293
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,699	$109,506
Median home value	$196,500	$306,600
Median gross rent	$926	$1,188
Housing units	33,871	24,298
Homeownership rate	69.2%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Union County
Population	75,837 → 74,885 (-1.3%)	56,707 → 65,293 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$58,450 → $69,699 (+19.2%)	$86,715 → $109,506 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$147,600 → $196,500 (+33.1%)	$203,800 → $306,600 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $926 (+20.6%)	$982 → $1,188 (+21.0%)

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

Union County

Population

56,70765,293

Median household income

$86,715$109,506

Median home value

$203,800$306,600

Median gross rent

$982$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Union County
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.1%
75 and over	7.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Union County
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Union County
Drove alone	80.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	19.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Union County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	5.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Union County
Poverty rate	10.3%	5.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1972	1995