Hancock County vs Perry County

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

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

Perry County has the higher population (8,561 vs 6,790 in Hancock County). Perry County has the higher median household income ($50,489 vs $31,995 in Hancock County). Hancock County has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $113,800 in Perry County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Perry County
Population	6,790	8,561
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,995	$50,489
Median home value	$118,000	$113,800
Median gross rent	$592	$747
Housing units	3,667	4,830
Homeownership rate	72.7%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Perry County
Population	6,587 → 6,790 (+3.1%)	7,962 → 8,561 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$30,136 → $31,995 (+6.2%)	$41,034 → $50,489 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $118,000 (+15.0%)	$88,100 → $113,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$424 → $592 (+39.6%)	$613 → $747 (+21.9%)

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

Perry County

Population

7,9628,561

Median household income

$41,034$50,489

Median home value

$88,100$113,800

Median gross rent

$613$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Perry County
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.2%
75 and over	7.8%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Perry County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Perry County
No high school diploma	21.2%	17.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Perry County
Drove alone	86.7%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	10.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Perry County
1-unit, detached	66.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	34.7%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Perry County
Poverty rate	31.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1982	1987