Hancock County, TN

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US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.9

6.68% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

31.5%

2.63% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$31,995

0.585% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$118,000

4.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,294

5.08% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Hancock County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Hancock County, TN was $118,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Hancock County, TN borders Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Lee County, VA, and Scott County, VA.

United States Tennessee

Economy

The economy of Hancock County, TN employs 2.29k people. The largest industries in Hancock County, TN are Health Care & Social Assistance (493 people), Manufacturing (455 people), and Educational Services (388 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($65,556), Other Services Except Public Administration ($36,023), and Manufacturing ($31,307).

Males in Tennessee have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,544. The income inequality in Tennessee (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.29k

2023 Value

± 298

5.08%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hancock County, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (291 people), Production Occupations (247 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (219 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hancock County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.29k

2023 Value

± 298

5.08%

1 Year growth

± 17.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hancock County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (493 people), Manufacturing (455 people), and Educational Services (388 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hancock County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Hancock County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($66,667), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,406), and Manufacturing ($32,070).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,705), Manufacturing ($29,306), and Public Administration ($24,896).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
4
Accommodation and Food Services
4
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$6.71k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.86k
Retail Trade
$674
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hancock County, TN was $118,000 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $112,600 to $118,000, a 4.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hancock County, TN is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

In 2023, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hancock County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.94%.

Housing

Property

$118,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,048

$2,015

Median Property Taxes

±$256

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hancock County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hancock County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

N/A

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hancock County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Hancock County, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$31,995

Median Household Income

± $4,201

2.77k

Number of Households

± 313

The following chart displays the households in Hancock County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hancock County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.7%)
Carpooled (9.49%)
Worked At Home (3.4%)

In 2023, 86.7% of workers in Hancock County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.49%) and those who worked at home (3.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hancock County, TN have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.35% of the workforce in Hancock County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hancock County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hancock County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hancock County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hancock County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.94%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

31.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hancock County, TN (2.08k out of 6.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hancock County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 42.6% of the children was living in poverty in Hancock County, TN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Hancock County, TN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hancock County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.