Hancock County vs Mineral County

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

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

Hancock County has the higher population (28,658 vs 26,922 in Mineral County). Mineral County has the higher median household income ($68,049 vs $61,017 in Hancock County). Mineral County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $119,600 in Hancock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock County	Mineral County
Population	28,658	26,922
Median age	46.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,017	$68,049
Median home value	$119,600	$180,400
Median gross rent	$766	$684
Housing units	14,218	12,526
Homeownership rate	74.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock County	Mineral County
Population	29,383 → 28,658 (-2.5%)	27,167 → 26,922 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$45,763 → $61,017 (+33.3%)	$49,936 → $68,049 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$93,000 → $119,600 (+28.6%)	$148,200 → $180,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $766 (+16.4%)	$671 → $684 (+1.9%)

Hancock County

Population

29,38328,658

Median household income

$45,763$61,017

Median home value

$93,000$119,600

Median gross rent

$658$766

Mineral County

Population

27,16726,922

Median household income

$49,936$68,049

Median home value

$148,200$180,400

Median gross rent

$671$684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock County	Mineral County
Under 5	4.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.4%	13.2%
75 and over	9.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock County	Mineral County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock County	Mineral County
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	40.1%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock County	Mineral County
Drove alone	77.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	1.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock County	Mineral County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hancock County	Mineral County
Poverty rate	15.0%	14.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1959	1976