Hancock County, Maine

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 56,084
Median household income: $69,630
Median home value: $278,400

Hancock County, Maine counts 56,084 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,630, its median household income sits in line with Maine's $71,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hancock County's population grew 2.7% from 54,601 to 56,084, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $57,178 to $69,630.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $1,000.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,084
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,630
Median home value: $278,400
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 40,514
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,60156,084

Median household income

$57,178$69,630

Median home value

$212,700$278,400

Median gross rent

$818$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,601	$57,178	$212,700	$818
2020	54,832	$58,345	$218,000	$838
2021	55,417	$60,354	$228,700	$865
2022	55,851	$64,149	$250,900	$949
2023	56,084	$69,630	$278,400	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,320	4.1%
5 to 17	6,921	12.3%
18 to 24	4,077	7.3%
25 to 34	6,117	10.9%
35 to 44	6,149	11.0%
45 to 54	6,821	12.2%
55 to 64	9,116	16.3%
65 to 74	8,920	15.9%
75 and over	5,643	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,254	93.2%
Black or African American	479	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	232	0.4%
Asian	507	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	198	0.4%
Two or more races	1,410	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,004	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,158	5.0%
High school graduate	12,203	28.5%
Some college or associate's	11,651	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,506	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,248	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,894	69.5%
Carpooled	3,267	12.0%
Public transit	124	0.5%
Walked	1,165	4.3%
Bicycle	86	0.3%
Worked from home	3,330	12.2%
Other means	330	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,709	32.3%
15 to 29 min	7,407	31.0%
30 to 44 min	5,311	22.3%
45 to 59 min	1,600	6.7%
60+ min	1,839	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 10.2% (5,591 of 54,683)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,589	58.4%
Nonfamily households	10,403	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,992	61.7%
Vacant	15,522	38.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,691	78.8%
Renter-occupied	5,301	21.2%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,855	81.1%
1-unit, attached	449	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2,255	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,334	3.3%
20 or more units	675	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,946	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 23009
State: Maine
Land area: 1,587 sq mi
Water area: 758 sq mi
Center point: 44.5649, -68.3707