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Hancock County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 10,076
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 115 / 116 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,225.800 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 14.187 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 42,000.000 acres (169.932 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 144
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 12.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 16.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,961,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 33.00%
Physicians (2004): 5
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,559
Federal Spending (2004): $63,821

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	7,940	38.72%
Rural, Farm	1,062	5.18%
Rural, Non-farm	11,504	56.10%

Hancock County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Employment Information Back to top
Hancock County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,631	3,414	218	6.00%	60
1991	3,665	3,322	343	9.36%	94
1992	3,598	3,176	422	11.72%	117
1993	3,906	3,543	363	9.30%	93
1994	3,920	3,662	258	6.58%	66
1995	4,036	3,768	268	6.63%	66
1996	4,024	3,424	600	14.91%	148
1997	3,840	3,421	420	10.93%	109
1998	3,942	3,484	458	11.61%	115
1999	3,970	3,490	480	12.09%	120
2000	3,287	3,033	254	7.73%	77
2001	3,323	3,018	306	9.20%	92
2002	3,389	3,110	279	8.23%	82
2003	3,367	3,121	246	7.31%	73
2004	3,333	3,111	222	6.66%	66
2005	3,318	3,055	263	7.92%	79
2006	3,452	3,168	283	8.21%	82
2007	3,397	3,126	271	7.97%	80
2008	3,448	3,087	361	10.47%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,701	3,547	154	4.16%	42
Feb 1990	3,647	3,495	152	4.17%	42
Mar 1990	3,693	3,512	181	4.90%	49
Apr 1990	3,592	3,413	179	4.98%	50
May 1990	3,594	3,420	174	4.84%	48
Jun 1990	3,617	3,436	181	5.00%	50
Jul 1990	3,492	3,306	186	5.33%	53
Aug 1990	3,458	3,276	182	5.26%	53
Sep 1990	3,526	3,351	175	4.96%	50
Oct 1990	3,611	3,447	164	4.54%	45
Nov 1990	3,667	3,186	481	13.12%	131
Dec 1990	3,979	3,573	406	10.20%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,689	3,471	218	5.91%	59
Feb 1991	3,688	3,417	271	7.35%	73
Mar 1991	3,739	3,311	428	11.45%	114
Apr 1991	3,641	3,328	313	8.60%	86
May 1991	3,545	3,114	431	12.16%	122
Jun 1991	3,668	3,183	485	13.22%	132
Jul 1991	3,570	3,269	301	8.43%	84
Aug 1991	3,650	3,361	289	7.92%	79
Sep 1991	3,690	3,367	323	8.75%	88
Oct 1991	3,726	3,407	319	8.56%	86
Nov 1991	3,692	3,342	350	9.48%	95
Dec 1991	3,682	3,292	390	10.59%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,251	2,914	337	10.37%	104
Feb 1992	3,386	2,955	431	12.73%	127
Mar 1992	3,401	3,033	368	10.82%	108
Apr 1992	3,497	3,140	357	10.21%	102
May 1992	3,592	3,082	510	14.20%	142
Jun 1992	3,439	3,034	405	11.78%	118
Jul 1992	3,684	3,239	445	12.08%	121
Aug 1992	3,670	3,225	445	12.13%	121
Sep 1992	3,767	3,288	479	12.72%	127
Oct 1992	3,822	3,394	428	11.20%	112
Nov 1992	3,769	3,379	390	10.35%	103
Dec 1992	3,896	3,431	465	11.94%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,969	3,485	484	12.19%	122
Feb 1993	3,811	3,408	403	10.57%	106
Mar 1993	3,848	3,459	389	10.11%	101
Apr 1993	3,813	3,462	351	9.21%	92
May 1993	3,797	3,469	328	8.64%	86
Jun 1993	3,894	3,512	382	9.81%	98
Jul 1993	3,991	3,628	363	9.10%	91
Aug 1993	4,036	3,663	373	9.24%	92
Sep 1993	3,900	3,548	352	9.03%	90
Oct 1993	3,913	3,593	320	8.18%	82
Nov 1993	3,938	3,615	323	8.20%	82
Dec 1993	3,960	3,668	292	7.37%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,991	3,671	320	8.02%	80
Feb 1994	4,092	3,616	476	11.63%	116
Mar 1994	3,898	3,608	290	7.44%	74
Apr 1994	3,799	3,557	242	6.37%	64
May 1994	3,909	3,677	232	5.94%	59
Jun 1994	3,898	3,639	259	6.64%	66
Jul 1994	3,955	3,730	225	5.69%	57
Aug 1994	3,821	3,591	230	6.02%	60
Sep 1994	3,990	3,752	238	5.96%	60
Oct 1994	3,857	3,640	217	5.63%	56
Nov 1994	3,976	3,785	191	4.80%	48
Dec 1994	3,856	3,679	177	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,002	3,826	176	4.40%	44
Feb 1995	3,970	3,820	150	3.78%	38
Mar 1995	3,964	3,773	191	4.82%	48
Apr 1995	3,895	3,743	152	3.90%	39
May 1995	3,941	3,745	196	4.97%	50
Jun 1995	3,916	3,705	211	5.39%	54
Jul 1995	4,176	3,924	252	6.03%	60
Aug 1995	4,193	3,965	228	5.44%	54
Sep 1995	4,026	3,727	299	7.43%	74
Oct 1995	4,288	3,698	590	13.76%	138
Nov 1995	4,024	3,637	387	9.62%	96
Dec 1995	4,032	3,652	380	9.42%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	3,952	3,634	318	8.05%	80
Feb 1996	4,070	3,633	437	10.74%	107
Mar 1996	3,977	3,406	571	14.36%	144
Apr 1996	3,856	3,327	529	13.72%	137
May 1996	3,952	3,385	567	14.35%	143
Jun 1996	3,992	3,358	634	15.88%	159
Jul 1996	4,040	3,361	679	16.81%	168
Aug 1996	3,999	3,399	600	15.00%	150
Sep 1996	4,375	3,397	978	22.35%	224
Oct 1996	4,009	3,392	617	15.39%	154
Nov 1996	3,973	3,374	599	15.08%	151
Dec 1996	4,095	3,422	673	16.43%	164

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	3,947	3,392	555	14.06%	141
Feb 1997	3,888	3,398	490	12.60%	126
Mar 1997	3,841	3,422	419	10.91%	109
Apr 1997	3,743	3,365	378	10.10%	101
May 1997	3,758	3,373	385	10.24%	102
Jun 1997	3,842	3,399	443	11.53%	115
Jul 1997	3,915	3,470	445	11.37%	114
Aug 1997	3,922	3,479	443	11.30%	113
Sep 1997	3,806	3,417	389	10.22%	102
Oct 1997	3,757	3,428	329	8.76%	88
Nov 1997	3,806	3,427	379	9.96%	100
Dec 1997	3,860	3,476	384	9.95%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	3,923	3,563	360	9.18%	92
Feb 1998	4,398	3,553	845	19.21%	192
Mar 1998	3,871	3,519	352	9.09%	91
Apr 1998	3,877	3,481	396	10.21%	102
May 1998	3,752	3,440	312	8.32%	83
Jun 1998	3,801	3,385	416	10.94%	109
Jul 1998	3,815	3,427	388	10.17%	102
Aug 1998	3,814	3,411	403	10.57%	106
Sep 1998	3,868	3,442	426	11.01%	110
Oct 1998	4,005	3,493	512	12.78%	128
Nov 1998	4,060	3,542	518	12.76%	128
Dec 1998	4,114	3,552	562	13.66%	137

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,073	3,537	536	13.16%	132
Feb 1999	4,260	3,553	707	16.60%	166
Mar 1999	4,101	3,542	559	13.63%	136
Apr 1999	3,859	3,395	464	12.02%	120
May 1999	3,859	3,445	414	10.73%	107
Jun 1999	3,900	3,448	452	11.59%	116
Jul 1999	3,891	3,497	394	10.13%	101
Aug 1999	3,916	3,510	406	10.37%	104
Sep 1999	3,939	3,514	425	10.79%	108
Oct 1999	3,997	3,464	533	13.34%	133
Nov 1999	3,960	3,489	471	11.89%	119
Dec 1999	3,886	3,488	398	10.24%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	3,301	3,007	294	8.91%	89
Feb 2000	3,367	3,096	271	8.05%	80
Mar 2000	3,357	3,106	251	7.48%	75
Apr 2000	3,356	3,124	232	6.91%	69
May 2000	3,301	3,077	224	6.79%	68
Jun 2000	3,260	3,037	223	6.84%	68
Jul 2000	3,242	2,997	245	7.56%	76
Aug 2000	3,230	2,958	272	8.42%	84
Sep 2000	3,294	3,019	275	8.35%	83
Oct 2000	3,229	2,983	246	7.62%	76
Nov 2000	3,243	2,996	247	7.62%	76
Dec 2000	3,259	2,992	267	8.19%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	3,362	3,068	294	8.74%	87
Feb 2001	3,333	3,058	275	8.25%	83
Mar 2001	3,437	3,079	358	10.42%	104
Apr 2001	3,318	3,008	310	9.34%	93
May 2001	3,243	2,984	259	7.99%	80
Jun 2001	3,247	2,957	290	8.93%	89
Jul 2001	3,295	2,986	309	9.38%	94
Aug 2001	3,267	2,967	300	9.18%	92
Sep 2001	3,315	2,998	317	9.56%	96
Oct 2001	3,366	3,028	338	10.04%	100
Nov 2001	3,346	3,045	301	9.00%	90
Dec 2001	3,352	3,032	320	9.55%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	3,466	3,106	360	10.39%	104
Feb 2002	3,464	3,144	320	9.24%	92
Mar 2002	3,449	3,129	320	9.28%	93
Apr 2002	3,399	3,108	291	8.56%	86
May 2002	3,339	3,090	249	7.46%	75
Jun 2002	3,351	3,083	268	8.00%	80
Jul 2002	3,337	3,076	261	7.82%	78
Aug 2002	3,355	3,068	287	8.55%	86
Sep 2002	3,401	3,135	266	7.82%	78
Oct 2002	3,383	3,114	269	7.95%	80
Nov 2002	3,351	3,128	223	6.65%	67
Dec 2002	3,370	3,139	231	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	3,442	3,130	312	9.06%	91
Feb 2003	3,432	3,138	294	8.57%	86
Mar 2003	3,408	3,134	274	8.04%	80
Apr 2003	3,396	3,150	246	7.24%	72
May 2003	3,315	3,098	217	6.55%	65
Jun 2003	3,363	3,101	262	7.79%	78
Jul 2003	3,340	3,099	241	7.22%	72
Aug 2003	3,302	3,088	214	6.48%	65
Sep 2003	3,320	3,097	223	6.72%	67
Oct 2003	3,372	3,123	249	7.38%	74
Nov 2003	3,358	3,139	219	6.52%	65
Dec 2003	3,358	3,157	201	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	3,329	3,115	214	6.43%	64
Feb 2004	3,329	3,148	181	5.44%	54
Mar 2004	3,333	3,152	181	5.43%	54
Apr 2004	3,326	3,156	170	5.11%	51
May 2004	3,308	3,126	182	5.50%	55
Jun 2004	3,340	3,096	244	7.31%	73
Jul 2004	3,276	3,047	229	6.99%	70
Aug 2004	3,298	3,056	242	7.34%	73
Sep 2004	3,310	3,080	230	6.95%	69
Oct 2004	3,385	3,120	265	7.83%	78
Nov 2004	3,391	3,125	266	7.84%	78
Dec 2004	3,366	3,107	259	7.69%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	3,291	3,020	271	8.23%	82
Feb 2005	3,319	3,043	276	8.32%	83
Mar 2005	3,329	3,075	254	7.63%	76
Apr 2005	3,325	3,064	261	7.85%	78
May 2005	3,284	3,016	268	8.16%	82
Jun 2005	3,294	3,013	281	8.53%	85
Jul 2005	3,284	3,016	268	8.16%	82
Aug 2005	3,263	3,011	252	7.72%	77
Sep 2005	3,401	3,099	302	8.88%	89
Oct 2005	3,361	3,102	259	7.71%	77
Nov 2005	3,315	3,089	226	6.82%	68
Dec 2005	3,349	3,115	234	6.99%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	3,390	3,167	223	6.58%	66
Feb 2006	3,413	3,197	216	6.33%	63
Mar 2006	3,449	3,206	243	7.05%	70
Apr 2006	3,434	3,195	239	6.96%	70
May 2006	3,396	3,164	232	6.83%	68
Jun 2006	3,365	3,123	242	7.19%	72
Jul 2006	3,402	3,140	262	7.70%	77
Aug 2006	3,413	3,136	277	8.12%	81
Sep 2006	3,476	3,203	273	7.85%	79
Oct 2006	3,668	3,175	493	13.44%	134
Nov 2006	3,546	3,166	380	10.72%	107
Dec 2006	3,467	3,147	320	9.23%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	3,381	3,078	303	8.96%	90
Feb 2007	3,380	3,109	271	8.02%	80
Mar 2007	3,354	3,136	218	6.50%	65
Apr 2007	3,365	3,169	196	5.82%	58
May 2007	3,331	3,125	206	6.18%	62
Jun 2007	3,360	3,127	233	6.93%	69
Jul 2007	3,373	3,125	248	7.35%	74
Aug 2007	3,344	3,092	252	7.54%	75
Sep 2007	3,462	3,146	316	9.13%	91
Oct 2007	3,497	3,135	362	10.35%	104
Nov 2007	3,462	3,143	319	9.21%	92
Dec 2007	3,456	3,130	326	9.43%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	3,435	3,109	326	9.49%	95
Feb 2008	3,402	3,059	343	10.08%	101
Mar 2008	3,438	3,090	348	10.12%	101
Apr 2008	3,438	3,112	326	9.48%	95
May 2008	3,446	3,080	366	10.62%	106
Jun 2008	3,445	3,075	370	10.74%	107
Jul 2008	3,465	3,104	361	10.42%	104
Aug 2008	3,410	3,069	341	10.00%	100
Sep 2008	3,556	3,088	468	13.16%	132
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hancock County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	420	15.13%
2.	Wood Manufacturing	272	9.80%
3.	Construction	244	8.79%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	186	6.70%
5.	Machinery Manufacturing	156	5.62%
6.	Educational Services	152	5.48%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	142	5.12%
8.	Utilities	130	4.68%
9.	Health Care	102	3.67%
10.	Truck Transportation	98	3.53%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	78	2.81%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	66	2.38%
13.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	62	2.23%
14.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	60	2.16%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	60	2.16%
16.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	54	1.95%
17.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	52	1.87%
18.	Food Manufacturing	42	1.51%
19.	Lumber and Construction Materials, Wholesale	38	1.37%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	36	1.30%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	960	31.11%
2.	Educational Services	398	12.90%
3.	Public Administration	310	10.05%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	196	6.35%
5.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	158	5.12%
6.	Social Assistance	122	3.95%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	94	3.05%
8.	Apparel Manufacturing	82	2.66%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	78	2.53%
10.	Finance and Insurance	68	2.20%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	66	2.14%
12.	Wood Manufacturing	60	1.94%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	54	1.75%
14.	Private Household Services	48	1.56%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	32	1.04%
16.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	32	1.04%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	28	0.91%
18.	Apparel / Piece Goods and Notions, Wholesale	26	0.84%
19.	Other Transportation	26	0.84%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	24	0.78%

Hancock County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	354	12.75%
2.	Other Production Occupations	340	12.25%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	170	6.12%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	160	5.76%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	156	5.62%
6.	Assemblers and Fabricators	126	4.54%
7.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	126	4.54%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	98	3.53%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	90	3.24%
10.	Other Construction Trades	84	3.03%
11.	Other Protective Service Workers	82	2.95%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	74	2.67%
13.	Construction Laborers	72	2.59%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	68	2.45%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	62	2.23%
16.	Electricians	60	2.16%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	50	1.80%
18.	Woodworkers	50	1.80%
19.	Carpenters	36	1.30%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	34	1.22%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	328	10.63%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	208	6.74%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	188	6.09%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	170	5.51%
5.	Registered Nurses	162	5.25%
6.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	140	4.54%
7.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	134	4.34%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	122	3.95%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	118	3.82%
10.	Other Production Occupations	116	3.76%
11.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	116	3.76%
12.	Other Management Occupations	92	2.98%
13.	Secretaries and Admins	90	2.92%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	86	2.79%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	86	2.79%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	78	2.53%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	78	2.53%
18.	Bus Drivers	70	2.27%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	64	2.07%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	62	2.01%

Hancock County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	6,267	39.08%
15-35 hours	1,032	6.43%
1-14 hours	411	2.56%
No regular hours	8,328	51.93%

Hancock County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	395	6.78%
5 AM-5:29 AM	414	7.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	420	7.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM	764	13.11%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	577	9.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM	716	12.29%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	594	10.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	234	4.02%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	102	1.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	217	3.72%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	91	1.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	12	0.21%
Noon-3:59 PM	616	10.57%
4 PM-11:59 PM	676	11.60%

Hancock County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	190	3.26%
5-9	572	9.81%
10-14	506	8.68%
15-19	435	7.46%
20-24	565	9.69%
25-29	372	6.38%
30-34	1,270	21.79%
35-39	334	5.73%
40-44	256	4.39%
45-59	566	9.71%
60-89	330	5.66%
At least 90	432	7.41%

Hancock County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	28	0.48%	2,612	44.82%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,860	31.91%
45-59	16	0.27%	550	9.44%
At least 60	62	1.06%	700	12.01%

Hancock County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	8	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,746	29.70%
Car / truck / van, solo	3,684	62.67%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	196	3.33%
Public transportation	106	1.80%
Walked	88	1.50%
Worked at home	50	0.85%

Hancock County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Family Information Back to top
: 6,492 (17,234 people)
: 4,722 (15,194 people)
: 1,067
: 13,746
Hancock County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,550	23.45%
$10,000-$14,999	738	11.17%
$15,000-$19,999	702	10.62%
$20,000-$24,999	628	9.50%
$25,000-$29,999	449	6.79%
$30,000-$34,999	448	6.78%
$35,000-$39,999	467	7.07%
$40,000-$44,999	226	3.42%
$45,000-$49,999	142	2.15%
$50,000-$59,999	539	8.16%
$60,000-$74,999	276	4.18%
$75,000-$99,999	278	4.21%
$100,000-$124,999	88	1.33%
$125,000-$149,999	4	0.06%
$150,000-$199,999	38	0.57%
$200,000 or more	36	0.54%

Hancock County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	844	26.07%
Family, 2 people	925	28.58%
Nonfamily, 2 people	75	2.32%
Family, 3 people	509	15.72%
Nonfamily, 3 people	7	0.22%
Family, 4 people	481	14.86%
Nonfamily, 4 people	0	0.00%
Family, 5 people	229	7.07%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	88	2.72%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	79	2.44%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Hancock County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	4,570	28.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,052	6.57%
Public Assistance	540	3.37%
Retirement	1,086	6.79%
Self Employment	451	2.82%
Social Security	2,124	13.27%
Supplemental Security	640	4.00%
Wage / Salary	4,379	27.37%
Other	1,159	7.24%

Hancock County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,638	63.44%
With children under 18	944	36.56%

Hancock County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	519	5.92%
Married	5,536	63.14%
Never Married	2,475	28.23%
Widowed	238	2.71%

Hancock County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	481	6.28%
Married	3,174	41.46%
Never Married	2,649	34.60%
Widowed	1,351	17.65%

Hancock County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Education Information Back to top
Hancock County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,961	12.66%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,847	24.83%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,646	36.45%
Some college, no degree	2,337	15.09%
Associate degree	344	2.22%
Bachelors degree	858	5.54%
Graduate or professional degree	498	3.21%

Hancock County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	394	3.91%	52	0.52%	446	4.43%
Kindergarten	354	3.51%	0	0.00%	354	3.51%
Grades 1-4	989	9.82%	60	0.60%	1,049	10.41%
Grades 5-8	1,383	13.73%	60	0.60%	1,443	14.32%
Grades 9-12	1,361	13.51%	212	2.10%	1,573	15.61%
Undergrad college	548	5.44%	70	0.69%	618	6.13%
Graduate or professional school	50	0.50%	6	0.06%	56	0.56%
Total	5,079	50.41%	460	4.57%	5,539	54.97%

Hancock County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Business Information Back to top
: $19,623,000
: $644,000
: 1,020
Hancock County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	0	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	0	0	1	1	2
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	0	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	3	6	0
1999 - Information	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	1	0	1	1
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	0	3	8
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	2	3
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Retail Trade	4	4	6	6	7
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	0	1	0
1999 - Total	7	12	17	23	28
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	1	0	0	1	3
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	3
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	5	2	2
2000 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	4	3	3
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	0	2	3
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Retail Trade	0	3	6	6	8
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Total	1	8	18	21	28
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	0	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	0	0	1	1	5
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	3	3	3
2001 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	0	4	5
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	0	2
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Retail Trade	2	3	3	7	6
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Total	6	7	12	21	29
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	0	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	1	0	0	2	4
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	1	1	1
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	3	2	4
2002 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	1	0	1	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	3	0	6
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	0	1	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	0
2002 - Retail Trade	6	0	7	8	3
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Total	13	5	17	18	27
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	1	0	3	0	5
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	1	1
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	3	2	3
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	2	0	0	0
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	0	2	8
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	3
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Retail Trade	2	5	5	6	8
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Total	7	12	15	13	36
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	0	2	0	2	5
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	1	1
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	4	4	1
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Mining	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	1	0	7
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	1	1
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Retail Trade	1	0	7	3	12
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Total	2	3	22	12	33
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	2	1	3	0	3
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	1	1	2
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	5	1
2005 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	1	2	4
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	2	0
2005 - Retail Trade	4	6	4	10	4
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Total	7	11	14	26	18

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hancock County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	12,456	70.57%
Below Poverty Level	5,194	29.43%

Hancock County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$216	$57	$137	$0	$0	$36	$389	$274	$337	$6
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$349	$92	$325	$0	$0	$78	$752	$493	$295	$91
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$413	$60	$873	$0	$0	$29	$1,315	$480	$799	$40
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$865	$87	$603	$0	$0	$73	$1,541	$642	$980	$54
1983	$1,090	$47	$664	$0	$0	$121	$1,875	$665	$1,356	$439
1984	$1,337	$66	$887	$0	$0	$96	$2,320	$685	$1,128	$117
1985	$1,357	$63	$1,035	$0	$0	$156	$2,548	$851	$4,419	$221
1986	$1,956	$216	$791	$0	$0	$161	$2,908	$1,132	$4,880	$315
1987	$2,764	$259	$1,259	$0	$0	$160	$4,183	$956	$4,573	$322
1988	$2,524	$451	$580	$0	$0	$94	$3,198	$1,112	$4,874	$161
1989	$2,599	$687	$561	$0	$0	$221	$3,381	$1,253	$5,210	$104
1990	$3,367	$840	$712	$0	$0	$256	$4,335	$1,257	$5,726	$1,180
1991	$4,000	$992	$1,302	$0	$0	$441	$5,743	$1,432	$5,842	$1,312
1992	$3,403	$948	$417	$0	$0	$297	$4,117	$1,519	$5,507	$602
1993	$4,177	$993	$802	$0	$0	$349	$5,328	$1,665	$3,197	$2,624
1994	$4,162	$827	$790	$0	$0	$735	$5,687	$1,847	$6,984	$3,620
1995	$4,603	$959	$1,420	$8	$0	$6,435	$12,466	$1,610	$7,380	$2,065
1996	$3,837	$1,042	$1,322	$8	$0	$9,282	$14,449	$1,892	$4,447	$4,547
1997	$3,980	$1,045	$624	$21	$0	$231	$4,856	$1,994	$7,195	$2,528
1998	$4,900	$1,041	$2,058	$29	$0	$595	$7,582	$1,941	$7,072	$2,803
1999	$5,618	$1,085	$1,760	$38	$0	$887	$8,303	$2,290	$6,855	$2,256
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$5,786	$1,268	$1,629	$39	$0	$1,457	$8,911	$2,552	$6,423	$1,527

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$59	$13	$33	$161	$11	$526
1972	$47	$126	$17	$0	$0	$59	$526
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$221	$35	$117	$160	$17	$946
1977	$86	$12	$9	$0	$0	$289	$946
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$189	$0	$109	$340	$9	$1,030
1979	$100	$16	$44	$0	$0	$223	$1,030
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$0	$376	$0	$469	$273	$41	$1,653
1982	$135	$19	$18	$0	$0	$322	$1,653
1983	$0	$1,030	$27	$245	$460	$114	$2,385
1983	$129	$14	$191	$0	$0	$175	$2,385
1984	$0	$993	$0	$305	$509	$68	$2,466
1984	$170	$17	$134	$0	$0	$270	$2,466
1985	$16	$1,292	$8	$304	$597	$50	$3,054
1985	$160	$45	$81	$0	$0	$501	$3,054
1986	$0	$929	$0	$4,299	$436	$174	$6,740
1986	$339	$137	$109	$0	$0	$317	$6,740
1987	$0	$958	$0	$1,487	$685	$43	$4,482
1987	$210	$20	$471	$0	$0	$608	$4,482
1988	$0	$854	$0	$1,406	$706	$58	$4,429
1988	$224	$54	$516	$0	$0	$611	$4,429
1989	$0	$838	$0	$1,552	$969	$48	$5,202
1989	$239	$114	$535	$0	$0	$907	$5,202
1990	$0	$1,242	$0	$1,104	$1,042	$149	$5,087
1990	$345	$112	$574	$0	$0	$519	$5,087
1991	$0	$1,488	$0	$1,008	$838	$59	$6,736
1991	$483	$1,377	$523	$0	$0	$960	$6,736
1992	$0	$1,519	$0	$1,144	$779	$66	$5,251
1992	$512	$119	$513	$39	$0	$560	$5,251
1993	$0	$1,546	$0	$1,165	$657	$138	$7,347
1993	$561	$133	$668	$0	$0	$2,479	$7,347
1994	$0	$1,010	$148	$1,440	$766	$176	$13,044
1994	$557	$249	$663	$42	$0	$7,993	$13,044
1995	$0	$1,490	$0	$1,500	$931	$399	$15,335
1995	$372	$195	$642	$53	$0	$9,753	$15,335
1996	$0	$1,314	$0	$1,376	$724	$178	$17,824
1996	$374	$189	$871	$204	$0	$12,594	$17,824
1997	$0	$1,647	$0	$249	$940	$103	$6,565
1997	$476	$182	$775	$101	$0	$2,092	$6,565
1998	$0	$2,574	$0	$352	$1,223	$300	$9,010
1998	$699	$151	$468	$509	$0	$2,734	$9,010
1999	$0	$2,348	$0	$1,128	$1,102	$58	$9,177
1999	$562	$651	$992	$266	$0	$2,070	$9,177
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,084	$0	$1,425	$1,429	$226	$9,367
2002	$930	$475	$379	$130	$0	$2,289	$9,367

Hancock County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,367

Hancock County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Hancock County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,246	12.37%
10-19 Years	1,452	14.41%
20-29 Years	1,438	14.27%
30-39 Years	1,629	16.17%
40-49 Years	1,531	15.19%
50-59 Years	1,163	11.54%
60-69 Years	805	7.99%
70-79 Years	523	5.19%
80-89 Years	235	2.33%
90+ Years	54	0.54%

Hancock County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,380	53.39%
Female	4,696	46.61%

Hancock County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	7,820	77.61%
Caucasian	2,141	21.25%
Hispanic/Latino	54	0.54%
Multiracial	34	0.34%
Amerindian	16	0.16%
Asian	9	0.09%
Other Race	2	0.02%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Hancock County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	881	30.30%
2.	Irish	592	20.36%
3.	German	482	16.57%
4.	English	286	9.83%
5.	African	213	7.32%
6.	Scotch Irish	82	2.82%
7.	Italian	46	1.58%
8.	French Non-Basque	40	1.38%
9.	Ukrainian	38	1.31%
10.	European	32	1.10%

Hancock County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,059	98.58%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	202	1.04%
3.	French	28	0.14%
4.	Arabic	22	0.11%
5.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	16	0.08%
6.	German	6	0.03%

Hancock County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	20,444	99.70%
Naturalized immigrant	36	0.18%
Not a citizen	26	0.13%

Hancock County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hancock County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Devereux	Mayfield
Linton	Sparta

Hancock County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

31087

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Sparta (6,459)	Linton (1,038)
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