Hancock County vs Van Buren County

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

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

Hancock County has the higher population (6,790 vs 6,293 in Van Buren County). Van Buren County has the higher median household income ($60,281 vs $31,995 in Hancock County). Van Buren County has the higher median home value ($149,200 vs $118,000 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
Population	6,790	6,293
Median age	41.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$31,995	$60,281
Median home value	$118,000	$149,200
Median gross rent	$592	$705
Housing units	3,667	2,915
Homeownership rate	72.7%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
Population	6,587 → 6,790 (+3.1%)	5,760 → 6,293 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$30,136 → $31,995 (+6.2%)	$42,724 → $60,281 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $118,000 (+15.0%)	$98,000 → $149,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$424 → $592 (+39.6%)	$511 → $705 (+38.0%)

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

Van Buren County

Population

5,7606,293

Median household income

$42,724$60,281

Median home value

$98,000$149,200

Median gross rent

$511$705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
Under 5	5.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.8%
75 and over	7.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	21.2%	15.8%
High school graduate	41.7%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	86.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	66.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	31.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1982	1979