Hancock County, Maine Demographics

Hancock County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Hancock County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Asian

Hancock County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home median value

Hancock County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Hancock County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Female residents

Hancock County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income per capita

Hancock County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income per household

Hancock County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hancock County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Housing units

Hancock County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	54,558	8th	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,586.9	8th	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	34.3	10th	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	4.3%	16th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.6%	16th	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.8%	6th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.7%	4th	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.4%	2nd	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	96.8%	8th	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	11th	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	8th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	3rd	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	11th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	14th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	6th	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	95.7%	8th	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	51.2%	5th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	8th	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	40,638	6th	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.6%	13th	19.3%	25.9%
Households	23,649	7th	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.0%	10th	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$203,000	4th	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.2	15th	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	130	7th	3,001	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$27,227	5th	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$47,421	5th	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.4%	10th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hancock County	Rank	Maine	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,155	6th	40,112	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	16,589	7th	479,728	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,513	6th	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$819,990	7th	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,363	6th	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$167,455	5th	$2,515,827	$613,795,732