Hancock County vs Houston County

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

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

Houston County has the higher population (8,293 vs 6,790 in Hancock County). Houston County has the higher median household income ($54,475 vs $31,995 in Hancock County). Houston County has the higher median home value ($150,100 vs $118,000 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Houston County
Population	6,790	8,293
Median age	41.9 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$31,995	$54,475
Median home value	$118,000	$150,100
Median gross rent	$592	$685
Housing units	3,667	3,960
Homeownership rate	72.7%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Houston County
Population	6,587 → 6,790 (+3.1%)	8,164 → 8,293 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$30,136 → $31,995 (+6.2%)	$42,711 → $54,475 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $118,000 (+15.0%)	$103,700 → $150,100 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$424 → $592 (+39.6%)	$642 → $685 (+6.7%)

Hancock County

Population

6,5876,790

Median household income

$30,136$31,995

Median home value

$102,600$118,000

Median gross rent

$424$592

Houston County

Population

8,1648,293

Median household income

$42,711$54,475

Median home value

$103,700$150,100

Median gross rent

$642$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Houston County
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Houston County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Houston County
No high school diploma	21.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	41.7%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Houston County
Drove alone	86.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Houston County
1-unit, detached	66.9%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Houston County
Poverty rate	31.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	41
Median year structure built	1982	1981