Hancock County, WV

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Designated Market Area: Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

Places in Hancock County, WV [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 28,172 ( 2,504 from 2010 , 923 from 2020)
Land area: 82.6 square miles
Population density: 341.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	26,187	92.95%	10.1%
Black:	733	2.60%	3.5%
Indian:	60	0.21%	81.8%
Asian:	141	0.50%	62.1%
2+ races:	555	1.97%	48.8%
Hispanic:	496	1.76%	58.0%

Total non-White:	1,985	7.05%	29.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	481	8.3
Deaths:	1,259	21.6
Net Migration:	-157	-2.7
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-2,956	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	452	1.5

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
30,676
29,143	95.00%
708	2.31%
33	0.11%
87	0.28%
373	1.22%
314	1.02%
1,533	5.00%

2000
32,667
31,307	95.84%
747	2.29%
35	0.11%
114	0.35%
204	0.62%
243	0.74%
1,360	4.16%

1990
35,233
33,954	96.37%
897	2.55%
50	0.14%
178	0.51%
n/a
154	0.44%
1,279	3.63%

1980
40,418
38,919	96.29%
1,047	2.59%
22	0.05%
193	0.48%
n/a
237	0.59%
1,499	3.71%

1970
39,749
38,123	95.91%
1,286	3.24%
4	0.01%
68	0.17%
n/a
249	0.63%
1,626	4.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,078	9.4
3,915	12.0
-1,869	-5.7
3	0.0

-2,164	-6.6
173	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
3,430	9.7
3,911	11.1
-1,258	-3.6
-22	-0.1

-2,647	-7.5
81	0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
4,174	10.3
3,761	9.3
-5,408	-13.4
n/a

-4,965	-12.3
-220	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,200	-5.5
n/a

796	2.0
-127	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, WV

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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
47.1
5,398	19.2%
22,774	80.8%
7,025	24.9%

12,985
2.20

7,694	59.3%
5,695	74.0%
668	8.7%
5,291	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
6,161	20.1%
24,515	79.9%
5,754	18.8%

13,297
2.29

8,732	65.7%
6,499	74.4%
808	9.3%
4,565	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
6,842	20.9%
25,825	79.1%
6,019	18.4%

13,690
2.36

9,588	70.0%
7,547	78.7%
610	6.4%
4,102	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
8,009	22.7%
27,224	77.3%
5,639	16.0%

13,735
2.55

10,282	74.9%
8,688	84.5%
683	6.6%
3,453	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
11,279	27.9%
29,139	72.1%
4,524	11.2%

14,217
2.83

11,251	79.1%
9,778	86.9%
582	5.2%
2,966	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	475	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	851	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	595	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	719	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	677	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	713	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	568	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	653	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	544	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,122	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,220	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,670	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,331	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	838	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	466	3.6%
$200,000 or more	543	4.2%

Median Household Income	57,515
Per Capita Income	34,257

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	110
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	761	5.9%
Public Assistance	348	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,158	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,461	67.6%
Unemployed	1,085	6.4%
In Armed Forces	25	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,571	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	4,374	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,907	3,401	59.1%
Non-Profit	401	815	33.0%
Self-Employed	528	527	50.0%

Local Government	361	515	41.2%
State Government	234	424	35.6%
Federal Government	341	73	82.4%

Total Private + Self	5,435	3,928	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,337	1,827	42.3%
Total	6,772	5,755	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,146	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,346	18.7%
Professional, Technical	2,984	23.8%
Service Occupations	2,320	18.5%
All others	3,741	29.8%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,911	15.2%
Retail trade	1,555	12.4%
Manufacturing	1,535	12.2%
Educational services	1,429	11.4%
Construction	907	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	856	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	752	6.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	479	3.8%
Finance and insurance	476	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	471	3.8%
Other services	452	3.6%
Public administration	446	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	326	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	280	2.2%
Wholesale trade	223	1.8%
Utilities	216	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	125	1.0%
Information	74	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	96	0.33%
Puerto Rican	40	0.14%
Cuban	95	0.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	36	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	19	0.07%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	59	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	59	0.20%
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	142	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	41	0.14%
Thai	27	0.09%
Indian	16	0.06%
Korean	15	0.05%
Japanese	10	0.03%
Chinese	4	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	27,319	98.8%
Other Indo-European	119	0.4%
Spanish	68	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	45	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	34	0.1%
Arabic	31	0.1%
Tagalog	28	0.1%
Korean	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,438	18.8%
Irish	5,279	18.3%
Italian	3,925	13.6%
English	3,293	11.4%
American	1,900	6.6%
Polish	1,807	6.3%
Scotch-Irish	869	3.0%
Slovak	521	1.8%
French	494	1.7%
Dutch	479	1.7%
Croatian	457	1.6%
Welsh	394	1.4%
Hungarian	387	1.3%
Scottish	367	1.3%
Serbian	320	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	28,822	99.7%
Not a citizen	85	0.3%

Native	28,699	99.3%
Foreign-born	208	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
690	3.2%	1,358	6.3%	8,508	39.6%	6,827	31.8%	2,859	13.3%	1,243	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	690	3.2%
9-12 Years	1,358	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,508	39.6%
Some College	6,827	31.8%
Bach. Degree	2,859	13.3%
Grad Degree	1,243	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,941	15,019	922	5.8%	8.6%
1991	15,981	14,587	1,394	8.7%	10.6%
1992	15,918	14,209	1,709	10.7%	11.2%
1993	15,291	13,940	1,351	8.8%	10.3%
1994	15,373	14,054	1,319	8.6%	8.8%
1995	14,994	14,062	932	6.2%	8.0%
1996	15,067	14,080	987	6.6%	7.7%
1997	14,680	13,629	1,051	7.2%	7.0%
1998	15,115	14,274	841	5.6%	6.7%
1999	15,020	14,090	930	6.2%	6.5%

2000	15,503	14,782	721	4.7%	5.6%
2001	15,202	14,492	710	4.7%	5.4%
2002	15,086	14,212	874	5.8%	6.5%
2003	14,917	13,962	955	6.4%	6.6%
2004	14,845	13,625	1,220	8.2%	5.8%
2005	14,784	13,615	1,169	7.9%	5.5%
2006	14,569	13,408	1,161	8.0%	5.2%
2007	14,306	13,440	866	6.1%	4.8%
2008	14,625	13,698	927	6.3%	4.7%
2009	14,590	12,831	1,759	12.1%	8.3%

2010	14,160	12,439	1,721	12.2%	8.7%
2011	13,877	12,443	1,434	10.3%	7.8%
2012	13,743	12,512	1,231	9.0%	7.2%
2013	13,409	12,333	1,076	8.0%	6.7%
2014	13,253	12,209	1,044	7.9%	6.5%
2015	13,147	12,146	1,001	7.6%	6.6%
2016	12,899	11,995	904	7.0%	6.1%
2017	12,880	12,097	783	6.1%	5.2%
2018	13,006	12,247	759	5.8%	5.2%
2019	13,124	12,446	678	5.2%	4.9%

2020	13,131	11,814	1,317	10.0%	8.3%
2021	12,941	12,128	813	6.3%	5.1%
2022	13,031	12,393	638	4.9%	3.9%
2023	12,839	12,097	742	5.8%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,240
Median Value	$111,700

Occupied	12,985	91.2%
Vacant	1,255	8.8%

Owned	9,545	73.5%
Rented	3,440	26.5%
Median Rent	$731

Single-Family Units	11,535	81.0%
Detached	11,108	78.0%
Attached	427	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	893	6.3%
Mobile Homes	1,184	8.3%

Hancock County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hancock County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hancock County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hancock County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Hancock County, WV