Hancock County, Kentucky

Hancock County has a population of 9,034 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $141,200, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $65,464.

Home price
$141,200
Income
$65,464
Population
9,034
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$141,200county
Median gross rent$740county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,016county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$774county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,345county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$65,464county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home3.1%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.4%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$99,587county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station128 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths22.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher17.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1449county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible49.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population9,034county
Land area in square miles188county
People per square mile of land48.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person24.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages0.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls87.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents286county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in197county
Households that moved away234county
Average income of arriving households$48,208county
Average income of departing households$49,940county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year15county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.0%county
Homes heated by propane15.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.2county
Landslide risk38.1county
Hail risk63.4county
Earthquake risk70.4county
Tornado risk34.4county
Tropical cyclone risk15.0county
Extreme heat risk35.3county
Winter weather risk30.6county
Strong wind risk47.6county
Wildfire risk5.1county

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 Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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