Hancock town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 772 ( 55 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 21.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	687	88.99%	0.1%
Black:	5	0.65%	0.0%
Indian:	2	0.26%	0.0%
Asian:	28	3.63%	366.7%
2+ races:	34	4.40%	385.7%
Hispanic:	16	2.07%	23.1%

Total non-White:	85	11.01%	174.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	54	9.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
717
686	95.68%
5	0.70%
0	0.00%
6	0.84%
7	0.98%
13	1.81%
31	4.32%

2000
731
703	96.17%
4	0.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
19	2.60%
5	0.68%
28	3.83%

1990
628
587	93.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.48%
n/a
8	1.27%
41	6.53%

1980
639
623	97.50%
8	1.25%
2	0.31%
2	0.31%
n/a
4	0.63%
16	2.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-17	-2.3
3	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

116	18.5
-13	-2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-36	-5.6
25	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.2
153	19.8%
619	80.2%
177	22.9%

302
2.56

203	67.2%
174	85.7%
2	1.0%
99	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
152	21.2%
565	78.8%
131	18.3%

299
2.40

197	65.9%
166	84.3%
7	3.6%
102	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
180	24.6%
551	75.4%
92	12.6%

291
2.47

213	73.2%
194	91.1%
8	3.8%
78	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
98	15.6%
530	84.4%
82	13.1%

251
2.50

174	69.3%
146	83.9%
8	4.6%
77	30.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
181	28.3%
458	71.7%
58	9.1%

224
2.85

180	80.4%
155	86.1%
9	5.0%
44	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Hancock town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	12.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	23	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	30	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	10.3%
$200,000 or more	46	15.2%

Median Household Income	88,889
Per Capita Income	41,337

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	5.6%
Public Assistance	2	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	317	72.7%
Unemployed	11	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	328	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	108	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	87	94	48.1%
Non-Profit	41	32	56.2%
Self-Employed	53	21	71.6%

Local Government	10	17	37.0%
State Government	13	18	41.9%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	140	115	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64	69	48.1%
Total	204	184	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	8.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	69	17.8%
Professional, Technical	160	41.2%
Service Occupations	66	17.0%
All others	60	15.5%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	80	20.6%
Educational services	79	20.4%
Construction	44	11.3%
Retail trade	33	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	6.2%
Manufacturing	22	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	20	5.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	4.6%
Other services	17	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	4.1%
Finance and insurance	15	3.9%
Public administration	6	1.5%
Management	3	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.8%
Wholesale trade	3	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.8%
Information	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	5	0.65%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	6	0.78%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.65%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.65%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	19	2.46%
Filipino	6	0.78%
Mongolian	3	0.39%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	658	95.1%
Other Indo-European	14	2.0%
Spanish	10	1.4%
Chinese	8	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	176	22.8%
Irish	120	15.5%
Italian	106	13.7%
French	72	9.3%
Polish	61	7.9%
German	52	6.7%
French Canadian	41	5.3%
Scottish	35	4.5%
Scotch-Irish	22	2.8%
European	19	2.5%
American	17	2.2%
Norwegian	13	1.7%
Welsh	12	1.6%
British	10	1.3%
Lebanese	9	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	766	99.2%
Not a citizen	6	0.8%

Native	727	94.2%
Foreign-born	45	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.4%	20	3.6%	166	29.8%	150	26.9%	100	18.0%	119	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.4%
9-12 Years	20	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	166	29.8%
Some College	150	26.9%
Bach. Degree	100	18.0%
Grad Degree	119	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	D +20	D + 2.2%
D +68
2020 vs. 2012	R +65	R +36	R + 12.5%
D +29
2020 vs. 2008	R +75	R +66	R + 19.8%
D +9

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +86	R + 21.9%
D -59
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	257	53.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	207	43.3%	14	2.9%	478	11	-3	0.01%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	189	48.5%	Donald Trump (R)	159	40.8%	42	10.8%	390	8	-5	0.01%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	228	59.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	142	37.2%	12	3.1%	382	0	-10	0.01%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	248	63.1%	John McCain (R)	132	33.6%	13	3.3%	393	-2	-12	0.01%
2004	71%	John Kerry (D)	251	63.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	143	36.0%	3	0.8%	397	-1	-15	0.01%
2000	65%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	199	55.6%	George W. Bush (R)	122	34.1%	37	10.3%	358	2	-14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

257

53.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

207

43.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

478

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

189

48.5%

Donald Trump (R)

159

40.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.2%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

390

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

228

59.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

142

37.2%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

382

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

248

63.1%

John McCain (R)

132

33.6%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

393

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

143

36.0%

John Kerry (D)

251

63.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

397

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, Hancock town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

122

34.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

199

55.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

358

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hancock town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Maura Healey (D)	182	52.3%	Geoff Diehl (R)	152	43.7%	14 [+]	4.0%	348	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 14 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	73%	Ed Markey* (D)	282	59.7%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	186	39.4%	4 [+]	0.8%	472	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);
2018	S1	56%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	194	55.1%	Geoff Diehl (R)	151	42.9%	7 [+]	2.0%	352	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 7 (2.0%);
2018	G	55%	Charlie Baker* (R)	217	63.3%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	126	36.7%	0	0.0%	343	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	39%	Ed Markey* (D)	141	60.5%	Brian Herr (R)	92	39.5%	0	0.0%	233	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	40%	Charlie Baker (R)	132	55.5%	Martha Coakley (D)	94	39.5%	12 [+]	5.0%	238	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 6 (2.5%); Jeff McCormick (I) 4 (1.7%); Scott Lively (I) 2 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	779
Median Value	$333,600

Occupied	302	38.8%
Vacant	477	61.2%

Owned	247	81.8%
Rented	55	18.2%
Median Rent	$1,167

Single-Family Units	367	47.1%
Detached	355	45.6%
Attached	12	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	318	40.8%
Mobile Homes	5	0.6%

Hancock town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Hancock town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hancock town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hancock town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hancock town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hancock town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hancock town, MA