Hancock County, WV Population

Overview

29,223

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.94%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

465

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hancock County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hancock County is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hancock County's population under 18 was 19.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hancock County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hancock County, 15.61% were under the age of 15, 15.48% aged 15 to 29, 45.41% aged 30 to 64, 20.05% aged 65 to 84, and 3.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 549 more females than males in Hancock County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.94% females and 49.06% males in Hancock County, WV.
The Hancock County, WV gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,191.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,279.

Hancock County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hancock County population: 94.16% are White, 1.96% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.33% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.16% are some other race and 2.94% are multiracial.
Hancock County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 465 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,758 (98.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hancock County is White with a population of 27,517 (94.16% of the total population).

Hancock County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 32,606 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hancock County's population decreased by 1,920 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hancock County's population decreased by 1,649 (5.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hancock County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 28,172.