Hancock County, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Hancock County, Tennessee had an estimated 7,038 residents on July 1, 2024, up 5.7 percent since the 2020 census base of 6,660, across 222 square miles. County output reached $124.5 m in 2024, 55 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hancock County
How many people live in Hancock County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20246,852
- Households2,828
- Average household size2.42
- Median household income$34,960
- Median age43.1
- Median gross rent$622 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,500
- Home value to household income3.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,863
- Population under 181,450
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,541
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,861
- Civilian labor force2,591
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over48.0 percent
- Rank by population among Tennessee counties91st of 95
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2747th of 3,222
Hancock County is the 91st largest of 95 Tennessee counties by population. A median home costs 3.8 times median household income, which is moderately unaffordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.5 percent against 21.2 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story 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, July 1, 20247,038
- Census 2020 base population6,660
- Population change since the 2020 census base5.68 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 202475
- Births, 202463
- Deaths, 2024107
- Natural change, 2024-44
- Net domestic migration, 2024120
- Net international migration, 20241
- Total net migration, 2024121
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024629
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents446th of 3,144
The county has grown 5.68 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024 and the population still grew, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration 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 arriving142
- People arriving, from those returns290
- Tax returns filed by households leaving109
- Net household movement33
- Adjusted gross income arriving$7.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$3.3 m
- Average income of an arriving household$54,556
- Average income of a leaving household$40,560
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $13,996 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
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$124.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$130.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-4.7 percent
- GDP change over five years34.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Tennessee areas BEA publishes95th of 95
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3025th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$18,164
Output grew -4.7 percent in the latest year and 34.9 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
Employment by industry in Hancock County
- Covered employment, annual average1,013
- Establishments reporting114
- Average annual pay$34,323
- Average weekly wage$660
- Health care and social assistance, employment158
- Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$43,119
- Retail trade, employment122
- Retail trade, average annual pay$25,307
- Manufacturing, employment97
- Manufacturing, average annual pay$32,372
- Accommodation and food services, employment48
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$15,578
- Construction, employment22
- Finance and insurance, employment19
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 158 | 19 | $43,119 |
| Retail trade | 122 | 16 | $25,307 |
| Manufacturing | 97 | 5 | $32,372 |
| Accommodation and food services | 48 | 6 | $15,578 |
| Construction | 22 | 9 | $47,949 |
| Finance and insurance | 19 | 4 | $43,997 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 12 | 4 | $17,743 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 8 | 6 | $29,956 |
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 158 jobs, 15.6 percent of covered employment.
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 industries55
- Employment at those establishments453
- Annual payroll$15.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents8.0
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Hancock County
Building permits in Hancock County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Hancock County
How large is Hancock County?
- Land area222 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Tennessee counties87th of 95
- Width, east to west35.7 mi
- Height, north to south14.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land31
- Establishments per square mile0.25
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
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Hancock County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 470226
- Communities in the county 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 greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Hancock County (community 470226), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Hancock County in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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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.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20246,852
- Households2,828
- Average household size2.42
- Median household income$34,960
- Median age43.1
Common questions
Hancock County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hancock County, Tennessee?
The Census Bureau estimates 7,038 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 6,852, in 2,828 households, ranking 91st of 95 Tennessee counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hancock County's population growing?
The population has grown 5.68 percent since the 2020 census base of 6,660, to 7,038 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 63 births against 107 deaths, with net migration of 121. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Hancock County?
$34,960. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,500, which is 3.8 times income, and median gross rent is $622 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Hancock County?
55 establishments, employing 453 people with an annual payroll of $15.8 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Hancock County?
Health care and social assistance is the largest private sector at 158 jobs, 15.6 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,013 jobs at an average annual pay of $34,323, or $660 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Hancock County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Hancock County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
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?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Hancock County
Cities and places in Hancock.
1 Census place lies wholly or partly in Hancock County. It carries enough published place level data for a page of its own and is linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneedville | town | 1,364 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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