Hancock County, Georgia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,630
Median household income: $33,182
Median home value: $87,400

Home to 8,630 residents, Hancock County is one of Georgia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $33,182 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hancock County's population grew 1.4% from 8,515 to 8,630, while its median household income rose 4.1% from $31,860 to $33,182.

50.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,630
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $33,182
Median home value: $87,400
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 4,945
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5158,630

Median household income

$31,860$33,182

Median home value

$85,000$87,400

Median gross rent

$678$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,515	$31,860	$85,000	$678
2020	8,500	$32,914	$80,400	$689
2021	8,652	$33,946	$83,500	$642
2022	8,588	$31,767	$93,500	$576
2023	8,630	$33,182	$87,400	$671

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	1.9%
5 to 17	1,138	13.2%
18 to 24	728	8.4%
25 to 34	937	10.9%
35 to 44	1,162	13.5%
45 to 54	1,028	11.9%
55 to 64	1,345	15.6%
65 to 74	1,209	14.0%
75 and over	918	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,280	26.4%
Black or African American	6,161	71.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	87	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.1%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,722	26.1%
High school graduate	2,598	39.4%
Some college or associate's	1,727	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	377	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	175	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,939	87.4%
Carpooled	118	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	3.0%
Other means	87	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	534	24.8%
15 to 29 min	550	25.6%
30 to 44 min	480	22.3%
45 to 59 min	154	7.2%
60+ min	434	20.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 31.5% (2,154 of 6,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,767	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,085	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,852	57.7%
Vacant	2,093	42.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,210	77.5%
Renter-occupied	642	22.5%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other44.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,495	50.5%
1-unit, attached	55	1.1%
2 to 4 units	95	1.9%
5 to 19 units	54	1.1%
20 or more units	65	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2,181	44.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 13141
State: Georgia
Land area: 471 sq mi
Water area: 6.75 sq mi
Center point: 33.2692, -83.0005