Hancock County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Hancock County, Georgia has a population of 8,650 across 472 square miles, down 0.6 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $202.1 m in 2024, 71 establishments operate here.
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Hancock County
How many people live in Hancock County
- Population8,650
- Households2,922
- Average household size2.96
- Median household income$40,082
- Median age47.3
- Median gross rent$938 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,600
- Home value to household income2.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over6,712
- Population under 181,188
- Share under 1813.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,180
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 645,282
- Civilian labor force2,342
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over31.4 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties136th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2595th
Hancock County is the 136th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.2 percent against 13.7 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hancock County
Is Hancock County's population growing?
- Population change since the 2020 census base-0.57 percent
- Census 2020 base population8,733
- Births, 202455
- Deaths, 2024149
- Natural change, 2024-94
- Net domestic migration, 202443
- Net international migration, 20244
- Total net migration, 202447
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024325
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2040th
The county has lost 0.57 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Hancock County
Where are people moving to Hancock County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving173
- People arriving, from those returns336
- Adjusted gross income arriving$12.1 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$69,780
- Largest single originHancock County Non-migrants (2,543 households)
- Largest single destination (2,543 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Non-migrants | 2,543 | 4,710 | $111.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 121 | 239 | $8.3 m |
| Baldwin County | 30 | 51 | $1.9 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 22 | 46 | $1.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 22 | 46 | $1.8 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Hancock County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Hancock County
What is the Hancock County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$202.1 m
- County GDP, 2023$203.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-0.7 percent
- GDP change over five years8.5 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties143rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2897th
- GDP per resident$23,361
Output grew -0.7 percent in the latest year and 8.5 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Hancock County
Largest employers in Hancock County
- Covered employment, annual average1,456
- Establishments reporting98
- Average annual pay$44,202
- Average weekly wage$850
- Sector 44-45, employment91
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$27,268
- Sector 72, employment14
- Sector 72, average annual pay$20,884
- Sector 48-49, employment5
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$44,748
- Sector 99, employment2
- Sector 99, average annual pay$41,692
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 91 | 22 | $27,268 |
| Sector 72 | 14 | 7 | $20,884 |
| Sector 48-49 | 5 | 5 | $44,748 |
| Sector 99 | 2 | 4 | $41,692 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 91 jobs, 6.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Hancock County
How many businesses are in Hancock County?
- Establishments, all industries71
- Employment at those establishments677
- Annual payroll$23.5 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents8.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Hancock County
Building permits in Hancock County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202428
- Declared construction value permitted$8.4 m
- Single family units authorised28
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$299,746
- Units authorised per 1,000 households9.6
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Hancock County (7(a) and 504)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$177,000
- Average 504 approval$177,000
- Median 504 approval$177,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval2.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved11.3
- Most active CDCCapital Partners Certified Development Company (1)
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hancock County
How large is Hancock County?
- Land area472 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties32nd of 159
- Width, east to west30.5 mi
- Height, north to south29 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary7
- Residents per square mile of land18
- Establishments per square mile0.15
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Hancock County
Flood risk in Hancock County
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book2
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Hancock County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The EPA places Hancock County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Hancock County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Hancock County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population8,650
- Households2,922
- Average household size2.96
- Median household income$40,082
- Median age47.3
Common questions
Hancock County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hancock County, Georgia?
8,650, in 2,922 households, ranking 136th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hancock County's population growing?
The population has fallen 0.57 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 55 births against 149 deaths, with net migration of 47. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Hancock County?
$40,082. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,600, which is 2.2 times income, and median gross rent is $938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Hancock County?
71 establishments, employing 677 people with an annual payroll of $23.5 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Hancock County?
Average annual pay is $44,202, or $850 a week, across 1,456 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Hancock County?
28 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $8.4 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Hancock County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Hancock County come from?
The largest single origin is Hancock County Non-migrants, with 2,543 households. Arriving households report an average income of $69,780 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Hancock County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Hancock County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.
Hancock County
Cities and places in Hancock.
1 Census places lie wholly or partly in Hancock County. 1 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA approvals | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | city | 1,830 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |