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Hancock County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 6,849 (all rural); it was 6,786 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 880
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,277
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,178
Renter-occupied apartments: 668 (it was 591 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

32%

Land area: 222 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Hancock County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.3%), Manufacturing (20.0%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 26%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Hancock County, TN (2022)
    • 6,52995.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1752.6%Two or more races
    • 500.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 370.5%Asian alone
    • 360.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 50.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

45.2 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 3,371  (49.2%)
Females: 3,478  (50.8%)
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Average household size:
Hancock County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $32,414 ($19,760 in 1999)
This county:

$32,414
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $422 (lower quartile is $317, upper quartile is $570)
This county:

$422
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $138,167 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
Hancock:

$138,167
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,051 - $233,384

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,359
Here:

$197,359
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,839
Here:

$99,839
State:

$354,101

Mobile homes: $71,998
Here:

$71,998
State:

$101,421

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,070
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $271

Institutionalized population: 141

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 15
  • Burglaries: 34
  • Thefts: 59
  • Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 2
  • Thefts: 11
  • Auto thefts: 2
Hancock County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 1 building, cost: $43,200
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $63,200
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $41,800
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,300
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $30,500
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $34,800
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $17,300
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $28,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $31,000
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $35,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $35,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Hancock, TN residents
Average permit cost in Hancock, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $850 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $425 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Hancock, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Hancock, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Hancock, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.7%
Hancock County:

30.7%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(31.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.6% for Black residents, 20.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 66.7% for other race residents, 45.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 45.2 years old
(Males: 44.1 years old, Females: 46.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.3 years old, Black residents: 52.8 years old, Asian residents: 87.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.2 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Big War Creek, Sneedville, Kyles Ford.

Hancock County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Apache County, Arizona , Creek County, Oklahoma , San Juan County, New Mexico , Ottawa County, Oklahoma , Pasquotank County, North Carolina , Smith County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
Tennessee:

3.0%

Unemployment by year in Hancock, TN
County total employment by year in Hancock, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Hancock, TN

Current college students: 116
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 81 (45.7% naturalized citizens)

Hancock County:

1.2%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 462010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 151990 to 1999
  • 61980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 4Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Hancock County marital status for males Hancock County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,551
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 44
  • 3 or 4: 114
  • 5 to 9: 83
  • 10 to 19: 5
  • 20 or more: 3
  • Mobile homes: 879
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 646 (52 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Here:

99.1% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Hancock County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant5,64734
Mainline Protestant1442
Catholic41
None1,024-
Hancock County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Hancock County:

2.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Hancock County:

4.47 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Hancock County:

11.5%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Hancock County:

29.5%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.3%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Hancock County:

Average size of farms: 113 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11,118
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $231.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,345
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,427
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.49%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15%
Corn for grain: 51 harvested acres
Vegetables: 93 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Hancock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 123.2 miles away from Hancock County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 118.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 306.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 118.0 miles away from Hancock County center
On 11/10/2012 at 17:08:14, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 43.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1456: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Greenville Fire Complex, Incident Period: October 30, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 03, 2000, FEMA Id: 2348, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Hancock County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hancock

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,190 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled: 164 (11.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 7 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 61 (4.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (36%)
  • Educational services (26%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (2%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (34%)
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (2%)
  • Accommodation and food services (2%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Material moving occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Indonesia (43%)
  • Iran (26%)
  • Vietnam (14%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Ireland (0%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hancock County


  • English (34%)
  • American (22%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Eastern European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Hancock County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 101 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 40 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults
116 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
46 people in nursing homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $40,292.

8.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,920 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.30%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.63% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($21,678 average AGI)
3.67% relocated from other states ($21,241 average AGI)
Hancock County:

3.67%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries


3.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.66%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($40,233 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Hancock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Hancock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Hancock County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hancock County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Hancock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,172 (844 aged, 328 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 169 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Hancock County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (200)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (55)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (33)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (32)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (12)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,477
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,119

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,849
  • Male householders: 1,588 (528 living alone), Female householders: 1,376 (519 living alone)
  • 1,261 spouses (1,240 opposite-sex spouses), 175 unmarried partners, (114 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,617 children (1,442 natural, 106 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 10 foster children, 190 other relatives, 147 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 147

Size of family households: 771 2-persons, 398 3-persons, 390 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,046 1-person, 89 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

820 married couples with children.
276 single-parent households (173 men, 103 women).

98.0% of residents of Hancock speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $59,616,000 ($8,974 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $558,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,111,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,269,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $384,000
Federal grants: $28,837,000
Federal procurement contracts: $386,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $628,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $413,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,472,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 376
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 465
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:

0 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +23
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hancock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • 22020 or later
  • 3792010 to 2019
  • 5192000 to 2009
  • 5151990 to 1999
  • 7031980 to 1989
  • 5051970 to 1979
  • 2651960 to 1969
  • 2681950 to 1959
  • 1391940 to 1949
  • 3921939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • 131 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 1433 rooms
  • 3834 rooms
  • 6365 rooms
  • 6106 rooms
  • 2607 rooms
  • 868 rooms
  • 1709+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • 01 room
  • 682 rooms
  • 1003 rooms
  • 2614 rooms
  • 1145 rooms
  • 656 rooms
  • 447 rooms
  • 28 rooms
  • 59+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • 15no bedroom
  • 1641 bedroom
  • 4992 bedrooms
  • 1,2873 bedrooms
  • 3094 bedrooms
  • 315+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Tennessee
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1471 bedroom
  • 2682 bedrooms
  • 1603 bedrooms
  • 644 bedrooms
  • 155+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 233no vehicle
  • 6291 vehicle
  • 8702 vehicles
  • 3843 vehicles
  • 1314 vehicles
  • 715+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 158no vehicle
  • 2421 vehicle
  • 2032 vehicles
  • 403 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

93.2% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Tennessee.

Hancock County:

93.2%
State average:

87.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,509
  • Other state: 2,176
  • Northeast: 393
  • Midwest: 315
  • South: 1,389
  • West: 74
Year householders moved into unit in Hancock County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Hancock County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 71.3%Electricity
  • 16.3%Wood
  • 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 89.0%Electricity
  • 5.6%Wood
  • 3.4%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Here:

11.4%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

1.1%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
Here:

13.5%
Tennessee:

23.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Hancock County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $219,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,198,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $447,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $459,000
    Health - Other: $289,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,883,000
    Health - Other: $3,176,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,276,000
    Police Protection: $798,000
    Financial Administration: $506,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $360,000
    Central Staff Services: $358,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    General Public Buildings: $250,000
    General - Other: $142,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $268,000
    Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $602,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $165,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $111,000
    Other - Police Protection: $31,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,489,000
    Education: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,051,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,627,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,424,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $357,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $125,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $17,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $293,000
    Regular Highways: $187,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,504,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,633,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,454,000
    Highways: $1,581,000
    Other: $1,059,000
    General Local Government Support: $551,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,736,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $365,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $89,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,922,000

Hancock County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $219,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,198,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $447,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $459,000
    Health - Other: $289,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,883,000
    Health - Other: $3,176,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,276,000
    Police Protection: $798,000
    Financial Administration: $506,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $360,000
    Central Staff Services: $358,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    General Public Buildings: $250,000
    General - Other: $142,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $268,000
    Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $602,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $165,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $111,000
    Other - Police Protection: $31,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,489,000
    Education: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,051,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,627,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,424,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $357,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $125,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $17,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $293,000
    Regular Highways: $187,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,504,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,633,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,454,000
    Highways: $1,581,000
    Other: $1,059,000
    General Local Government Support: $551,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,736,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $365,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $89,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,922,000

Hancock County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $219,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,198,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $447,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $459,000
    Health - Other: $289,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,883,000
    Health - Other: $3,176,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,276,000
    Police Protection: $798,000
    Financial Administration: $506,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $360,000
    Central Staff Services: $358,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    General Public Buildings: $250,000
    General - Other: $142,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $268,000
    Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $602,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $165,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $111,000
    Other - Police Protection: $31,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,489,000
    Education: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,051,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,627,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,424,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $357,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $125,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $17,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $293,000
    Regular Highways: $187,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,504,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,633,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,454,000
    Highways: $1,581,000
    Other: $1,059,000
    General Local Government Support: $551,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,736,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $365,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $89,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,922,000

Hancock County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $219,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,198,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $447,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $459,000
    Health - Other: $289,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,883,000
    Health - Other: $3,176,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,276,000
    Police Protection: $798,000
    Financial Administration: $506,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $360,000
    Central Staff Services: $358,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Transit Utilities: $302,000
    General Public Buildings: $250,000
    General - Other: $142,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $268,000
    Other: $23,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $602,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $165,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $111,000
    Other - Police Protection: $31,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Other - Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,489,000
    Education: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,051,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,627,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,424,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $357,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $125,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $17,000
    Rents: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $293,000
    Regular Highways: $187,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,504,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,633,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,454,000
    Highways: $1,581,000
    Other: $1,059,000
    General Local Government Support: $551,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,736,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $365,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $89,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $16,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,922,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 550
  • Number of aged recipients: 98
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 452
  • Number of recipients under 18: 17
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 321
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 212
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 250
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214
Most common first names in Hancock County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James4571.3 years
Mary4476.3 years
William4073.6 years
John3275.8 years
George2679.0 years
Robert2070.2 years
Henry1975.9 years
Martha1881.2 years
Hugh1776.0 years
Roy1771.2 years
Most common last names in Hancock County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Seal9874.9 years
Trent9673.5 years
Johnson9273.9 years
Collins8468.3 years
Lawson6174.9 years
Greene5676.0 years
Mullins4469.5 years
Hopkins3275.5 years
Jones2977.4 years
Brewer2877.4 years
Businesses in Hancock County, TN
NameCountNameCount
Hardee's1Subway1
Rite Aid1True Value1

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