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Hancock County, ME

Demographic and economic profile of Hancock County, ME, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hancock County, ME is a small coastal county of 56,084 residents with a median age of 49.0 years and a labor force participation rate of 60.6%, reflecting its older demographic profile. The workforce is relatively well-educated at 39.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $39,834 against a median household income of $72,744 and modest housing costs—median home value of $278,400 and median gross rent of $1,000 per month. The county posted 2.8% population growth over five years, carries a low 3.7% unemployment rate, and a 78.8% homeownership rate well above national norms.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

56,084

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,744

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.8% since 2018

Hancock County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone52,554 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,287 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race970 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone542 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone537 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone333 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish310
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic290
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)287
  4. 4.Other Indo-European172
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)84

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,763

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,108

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,576

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,850
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,882
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,531
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,463
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,387

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,320
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,904
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,118
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,004
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,334

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.76×)1,676
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.20×)2,316
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)7,315
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)3,361
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)3,598

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$278,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,000/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,347 (16.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,439 (12.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,392 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,255 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,254 (11.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,309 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,394 (68.2%)
  • Worked At Home3,696 (13.7%)
  • Carpooled3,211 (11.9%)
  • Walked1,165 (4.3%)
  • Other279 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit132 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.