Hancock County, Ohio

Hancock County has a population of 74,866 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $204,700, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $73,141.

Home price
$204,700
Income
$73,141
Population
74,866
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$204,700county
Median gross rent$979county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198059.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,233county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,127county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$859county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,484county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$73,141county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate9.9%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government10.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$97,814county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.00%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time18.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.3 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 station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths42.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher30.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.8%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment11732county
Students per full-time teacher18.0county
Free lunch eligible46.9%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools6county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population74,866county
Land area in square miles531county
People per square mile of land141.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store10.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.2%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents134county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,863county
Households that moved away2,021county
Average income of arriving households$54,614county
Average income of departing households$78,232county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year361county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings78.9%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing121 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$185county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use1,083 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.8%county
Homes heated by propane13.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband91.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk24.4county
Hail risk91.6county
Earthquake risk60.6county
Tornado risk67.3county
Tropical cyclone risk39.6county
Extreme heat risk29.6county
Winter weather risk66.3county
Strong wind risk53.2county
Wildfire risk1.9county

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

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