Demographics of Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County, Maine had 57,171 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,659 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hancock County, in four figures

57,171
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,659 people.; 49.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,744 ±$3,276
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hancock County, Maine's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hancock County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hancock County, Maine's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hancock County, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	55,512	100.0	100.0
2021	56,349	101.5	100.2
2022	56,636	102.0	100.7
2023	56,865	102.4	101.6
2024	57,130	102.9	102.5
2025	57,171	103.0	103.1

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Population of Hancock County, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	55,512	+27	−43	0	+66
2021	56,349	+837	−356	+31	+1,209
2022	56,636	+287	−315	+50	+549
2023	56,865	+229	−303	+251	+289
2024	57,130	+265	−277	+247	+295
2025	57,171	+41	−266	+136	+174

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.0 ±0.2: for men 47.5 ±0.6 and for women 50.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hancock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	2,298 ±90	4.1% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,855 ±350	12.1% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,057 ±373	7.2% ±0.7	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,578 ±479	22.3% ±0.8	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,651 ±537	27.7% ±1.0	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,021 ±605	26.6% ±1.1	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,744 ±$3,276, and income per person $44,241 ±$2,005, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hancock County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	3,941 ±444	15.4% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,853 ±477	19.0% ±1.8	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,334 ±433	16.9% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,656 ±432	14.3% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,467 ±432	17.5% ±1.6	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,286 ±323	8.9% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,035 ±288	8.0% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hancock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	5,459 ±608	9.9% ±1.1	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,041 ±208	11.4% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,952 ±417	11.2% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,466 ±237	7.5% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hancock County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Housing units	40,765 ±57	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	62.7% ±1.5	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	37.3% ±1.5	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.5% ±1.4	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.5% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$310,400 ±$13,318	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,061 ±$71	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±1	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hancock County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,050 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,282 ±183	92.6% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	537 ±121	1.0% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	542 ±107	1.0% ±0.2	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	237 ±70	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	211 ±95	0.4% ±0.2	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,601 ±223	2.8% ±0.4	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hancock County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	31,417 ±943	55.6% ±1.7	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,585 ±881	40.0% ±1.6	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	569 ±144	1.0% ±0.3	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,889 ±259	3.3% ±0.5	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	989 ±171	1.8% ±0.3	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	900 ±207	1.6% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hancock County among the counties of Maine

8th of 16 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Counties of Maine near Hancock County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Penobscot County	157,967	+3.8%
Kennebec County	129,067	+3.5%
Androscoggin County	116,487	+4.8%
Aroostook County	66,609	−0.7%
Oxford County	60,346	+4.2%
Hancock County	57,171	+3.0%
Somerset County	51,620	+2.3%
Knox County	41,117	+1.1%
Waldo County	40,693	+2.6%
Sagadahoc County	37,979	+3.4%
Lincoln County	36,595	+3.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026