Hancock County, Indiana

Hancock County has a population of 84,037 and has grown 14.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $274,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $93,186.

Home price
$274,800
Income
$93,186
Population
84,037
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$274,800county
Median gross rent$1,203county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198039.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant2.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,695county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,473county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,267county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,907county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$93,186county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate4.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.0%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$58,569county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths21.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment14779county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible33.6%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools7county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population84,037county
Land area in square miles306county
People per square mile of land275.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store16.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+14.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person23.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents102county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in3,759county
Households that moved away2,635county
Average income of arriving households$74,593county
Average income of departing households$64,203county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes35county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,212county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.6 incounty
Annual snowfall31.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband93.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk57.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk52.6county
Landslide risk27.2county
Hail risk64.9county
Earthquake risk69.8county
Tornado risk73.9county
Tropical cyclone risk14.6county
Extreme heat risk45.7county
Winter weather risk59.4county
Strong wind risk39.3county
Wildfire risk4.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hancock County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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