Hancock

Population: 876
Median household income: $50,547
Median home value: $145,300

Hancock is a community in Delaware County, New York, home to 876 residents. At $50,547, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $60,226.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hancock's population declined 20.9% from 1,108 to 876, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $107,200 to $145,300.

78.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 876
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,547
Median home value: $145,300
Median gross rent: $1,051
Housing units: 601
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,108876

Median household income

$32,500$50,547

Median home value

$107,200$145,300

Median gross rent

$742$1,051

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,108	$32,500	$107,200	$742
2020	1,078	$34,722	$112,700	$809
2021	974	$34,500	$117,900	$854
2022	878	$45,500	$127,200	$1,033
2023	876	$50,547	$145,300	$1,051

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	1.4%
5 to 17	158	18.0%
18 to 24	99	11.3%
25 to 34	48	5.5%
35 to 44	127	14.5%
45 to 54	68	7.8%
55 to 64	132	15.1%
65 to 74	143	16.3%
75 and over	89	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	760	86.8%
Black or African American	6	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	56	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate49.8%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	5.8%
High school graduate	302	49.8%
Some college or associate's	156	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	78	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone55.2%

Carpooled26.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked11.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	197	55.2%
Carpooled	93	26.1%
Public transit	2	0.6%
Walked	42	11.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	46.1%
15 to 29 min	31	9.3%
30 to 44 min	42	12.6%
45 to 59 min	8	2.4%
60+ min	99	29.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 14.8% (130 of 876)

	Count	Share
Family households	201	49.9%
Nonfamily households	202	50.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	403	67.1%
Vacant	198	32.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	56.6%
Renter-occupied	175	43.4%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	474	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1	0.2%
2 to 4 units	97	16.1%
5 to 19 units	12	2.0%
20 or more units	12	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3631940
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.9530, -75.2821