Hancock County, Ohio

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 74,885
Median household income: $69,699
Median home value: $196,500

Hancock County, Ohio counts 74,885 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,699, its median household income sits in line with Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Hancock County's population declined 1.3% from 75,837 to 74,885, while its median household income rose 19.2% from $58,450 to $69,699.

80.5% of workers drive to work alone. 71.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 74,885
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,699
Median home value: $196,500
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 33,871
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,83774,885

Median household income

$58,450$69,699

Median home value

$147,600$196,500

Median gross rent

$768$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,837	$58,450	$147,600	$768
2020	75,765	$57,384	$152,600	$758
2021	75,139	$60,828	$157,300	$792
2022	75,072	$67,006	$179,600	$877
2023	74,885	$69,699	$196,500	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,449	5.9%
5 to 17	11,941	15.9%
18 to 24	7,093	9.5%
25 to 34	9,764	13.0%
35 to 44	8,988	12.0%
45 to 54	9,040	12.1%
55 to 64	9,884	13.2%
65 to 74	8,053	10.8%
75 and over	5,673	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	65,545	87.5%
Black or African American	1,347	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.1%
Asian	1,436	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	138	0.2%
Two or more races	1,962	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,389	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,618	5.1%
High school graduate	18,361	35.7%
Some college or associate's	15,140	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,485	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,798	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,603	80.5%
Carpooled	2,843	7.7%
Public transit	26	0.1%
Walked	764	2.1%
Bicycle	134	0.4%
Worked from home	3,132	8.5%
Other means	291	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,184	48.1%
15 to 29 min	11,549	34.3%
30 to 44 min	3,107	9.2%
45 to 59 min	1,648	4.9%
60+ min	1,173	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 10.3% (7,497 of 72,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,243	60.9%
Nonfamily households	12,375	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,618	93.3%
Vacant	2,253	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,877	69.2%
Renter-occupied	9,741	30.8%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,189	71.4%
1-unit, attached	1,051	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2,564	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2,877	8.5%
20 or more units	1,283	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1,907	5.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 39063
State: Ohio
Land area: 531 sq mi
Water area: 2.33 sq mi
Center point: 41.0002, -83.6659