Hancock County, GA

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Milledgeville, GA
Designated Market Area: Macon, GA
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 8,387 ( 1,042 from 2010 , 346 from 2020)
Land area: 471.1 square miles
Population density: 17.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,306	27.49%	4.2%
Black:	5,630	67.13%	19.1%
Indian:	31	0.37%	47.6%
Asian:	95	1.13%	97.9%
2+ races:	64	0.76%	28.0%
Hispanic:	261	3.11%	87.8%

Total non-White:	6,081	72.51%	15.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	119	6.8
Deaths:	443	25.4
Net Migration:	-28	-1.6
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	94	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,136	-12.0

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
9,429
2,212	23.46%
6,959	73.80%
21	0.22%
48	0.51%
50	0.53%
139	1.47%
7,217	76.54%

2000
10,076
2,141	21.25%
7,820	77.61%
16	0.16%
9	0.09%
34	0.34%
54	0.54%
7,935	78.75%

1990
8,908
1,802	20.23%
7,094	79.64%
12	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7,106	79.77%

1980
9,466
2,060	21.76%
7,325	77.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
81	0.86%
7,406	78.24%

1970
9,019
2,412	26.74%
6,607	73.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
6,607	73.26%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,042	10.3
970	9.6
-881	-8.7
-3	-0.0

71	0.7
-718	-7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,388	15.6
1,007	11.3
-310	-3.5
11	0.1

339	3.8
829	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,550	16.4
1,066	11.3
-942	-10.0
n/a

-258	-2.7
-300	-3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-676	-7.5
n/a

-352	-3.9
799	8.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, GA

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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
46.0
1,160	13.8%
7,227	86.2%
2,065	24.6%

2,785
2.54

1,663	59.7%
1,134	68.2%
170	10.2%
1,122	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
1,719	18.2%
7,710	81.8%
1,468	15.6%

3,341
2.38

2,183	65.3%
1,229	56.3%
361	16.5%
1,158	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
2,444	24.3%
7,632	75.7%
1,225	12.2%

3,246
2.65

2,361	72.7%
1,268	53.7%
530	22.4%
885	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
2,759	31.0%
6,149	69.0%
1,222	13.7%

2,955
2.97

2,228	75.4%
1,252	56.2%
443	19.9%
727	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
3,377	35.7%
6,089	64.3%
1,201	12.7%

2,769
3.36

2,177	78.6%
1,469	67.5%
388	17.8%
592	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	247	8.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	293	10.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	339	12.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	248	8.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	245	8.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	144	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	145	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	137	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	210	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	171	6.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	147	5.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	91	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	172	6.2%
$200,000 or more	57	2.0%

Median Household Income	31,767
Per Capita Income	19,730

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	401	14.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	760	27.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,200	40.3%
Unemployed	163	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,363	43.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,098	56.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		59.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	800	713	52.9%
Non-Profit	24	119	16.8%
Self-Employed	155	35	81.6%

Local Government	49	136	26.5%
State Government	73	318	18.7%
Federal Government	32	76	29.6%

Total Private + Self	955	748	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	178	649	21.5%
Total	1,133	1,397	44.8%

Pct. Govt.	27.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	192	7.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	511	20.2%
Professional, Technical	336	13.3%
Service Occupations	621	24.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.3%
All others	870	34.4%

White Collar		41.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	548	21.7%
Manufacturing	402	15.9%
Retail trade	366	14.5%
Transportation and warehousing	333	13.2%
Educational services	251	9.9%
Public administration	157	6.2%
Construction	140	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	84	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	3.0%
Wholesale trade	38	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	1.3%
Finance and insurance	32	1.3%
Other services	21	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	0.6%
Information	11	0.4%
Utilities	10	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46	0.54%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	11	0.13%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	4	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	64	0.75%
Korean	7	0.08%
Vietnamese	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,206	97.5%
Spanish	139	1.7%
Other Indo-European	64	0.8%
Korean	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	714	8.3%
Irish	525	6.1%
English	317	3.7%
German	294	3.4%
Scottish	93	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	90	1.0%
French	36	0.4%
Polish	30	0.3%
Dutch	27	0.3%
Finnish	27	0.3%
Swedish	27	0.3%
European	23	0.3%
Welsh	20	0.2%
Israeli	18	0.2%
Canadian	16	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,527	99.3%
Not a citizen	61	0.7%

Native	8,472	98.6%
Foreign-born	116	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
819	12.4%	824	12.5%	2,371	35.9%	1,948	29.5%	538	8.2%	97	1.5%
Average years of education: 11.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	819	12.4%
9-12 Years	824	12.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,371	35.9%
Some College	1,948	29.5%
Bach. Degree	538	8.2%
Grad Degree	97	1.5%
Average years of education: 11.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,622	3,397	225	6.2%	5.4%
1991	3,693	3,330	363	9.8%	5.3%
1992	3,607	3,189	418	11.6%	6.6%
1993	3,919	3,567	352	9.0%	5.7%
1994	3,934	3,675	259	6.6%	5.1%
1995	4,025	3,759	266	6.6%	4.8%
1996	4,019	3,418	601	15.0%	4.6%
1997	3,858	3,436	422	10.9%	4.5%
1998	3,963	3,499	464	11.7%	4.2%
1999	3,996	3,508	488	12.2%	3.8%

2000	3,257	3,003	254	7.8%	3.5%
2001	3,309	2,996	313	9.5%	4.1%
2002	3,397	3,092	305	9.0%	5.3%
2003	3,399	3,131	268	7.9%	5.1%
2004	3,341	3,100	241	7.2%	5.1%
2005	3,316	3,027	289	8.7%	5.7%
2006	3,455	3,139	316	9.1%	5.1%
2007	3,312	3,011	301	9.1%	4.9%
2008	3,370	2,898	472	14.0%	6.8%
2009	3,309	2,633	676	20.4%	10.4%

2010	3,119	2,396	723	23.2%	10.7%
2011	2,952	2,372	580	19.6%	10.1%
2012	2,745	2,285	460	16.8%	9.0%
2013	2,637	2,252	385	14.6%	8.1%
2014	2,520	2,224	296	11.7%	7.1%
2015	2,461	2,216	245	10.0%	6.1%
2016	2,532	2,317	215	8.5%	5.4%
2017	2,554	2,371	183	7.2%	4.8%
2018	2,475	2,325	150	6.1%	4.0%
2019	2,514	2,371	143	5.7%	3.5%

2020	2,532	2,309	223	8.8%	6.5%
2021	2,513	2,355	158	6.3%	3.9%
2022	2,514	2,390	124	4.9%	3.0%
2023	2,450	2,316	134	5.5%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,940
Median Value	$93,500

Occupied	2,785	56.4%
Vacant	2,155	43.6%

Owned	2,093	75.2%
Rented	692	24.8%
Median Rent	$576

Single-Family Units	2,641	53.5%
Detached	2,585	52.3%
Attached	56	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	188	3.8%
Mobile Homes	2,003	40.5%

Hancock County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hancock County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hancock County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Hancock County, GA