Hancock County, Indiana (IN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,510
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,863
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,428 (it was 3,855 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 306 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 271 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.7%), Manufacturing (12.4%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 72,86187.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,4564.2%Two or more races
- 2,8043.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,3502.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8961.1%Some other race alone
- 5760.7%Asian alone
- 1270.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 39.6 years |
| Indiana median age: | 38.2 years |
| Males: 41,050 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 42,020 |  (50.6%) |
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| Hancock County: | 2.0 people |
| Indiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $86,504 ($56,416 in 1999)
| This county: | $86,504 |
| Indiana: | $66,785 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $934 (lower quartile is $755, upper quartile is $1,216)
| This county: | $934 |
| State: | $780 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $273,900 (it was $130,700 in 2000)
| Hancock: | $273,900 |
| Indiana: | $208,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,458
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $532
Institutionalized population: 592
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 47
- Burglaries: 38
- Thefts: 116
- Auto thefts: 43
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 48
- Burglaries: 42
- Thefts: 105
- Auto thefts: 43
Health of residents in Hancock County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.69.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 901 buildings, average cost: $325,400
- 2021: 1157 buildings, average cost: $306,500
- 2020: 743 buildings, average cost: $263,600
- 2019: 562 buildings, average cost: $271,000
- 2018: 610 buildings, average cost: $227,600
- 2017: 470 buildings, average cost: $212,700
- 2016: 407 buildings, average cost: $203,900
- 2015: 363 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2014: 385 buildings, average cost: $187,400
- 2013: 271 buildings, average cost: $173,200
- 2012: 193 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2011: 144 buildings, average cost: $205,100
- 2010: 151 buildings, average cost: $167,500
- 2009: 149 buildings, average cost: $181,100
- 2008: 168 buildings, average cost: $189,900
- 2007: 412 buildings, average cost: $169,900
- 2006: 564 buildings, average cost: $178,900
- 2005: 759 buildings, average cost: $172,900
- 2004: 860 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2003: 795 buildings, average cost: $158,300
- 2002: 874 buildings, average cost: $152,900
- 2001: 944 buildings, average cost: $145,400
- 2000: 603 buildings, average cost: $139,800
- 1999: 469 buildings, average cost: $149,800
- 1998: 538 buildings, average cost: $141,500
- 1997: 499 buildings, average cost: $136,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,621 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,747 (0.7%)
| Hancock County: | 4.1% |
| Indiana: | 12.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.6 years old
(Males: 38.0 years old, Females: 40.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.6 years old, Black residents: 49.5 years old, American Indian residents: 59.3 years old, Asian residents: 26.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.6 years old, Other race residents: 45.6 years old)
Area name: Indianapolis, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.
Cities in this county include: Greenfield, Fortville, New Palestine, McCordsville, Wilkinson, Spring Lake.
Local government website: www.co.hancock.in.us
Neighboring counties: Carbon County, Utah 
, Gilpin County, Colorado , Fayette County, Pennsylvania 
, Monroe County, Missouri , Piatt County, Illinois .
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Indiana: | 2.8% |
Current college students: 2,262
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,698 (55.2% naturalized citizens)
| Hancock County: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5722010 or later
- 5442000 to 2009
- 4021990 to 1999
- 411980 to 1989
- 981970 to 1979
- 289Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 29,731
- One, attached: 1,043
- Two: 779
- 3 or 4: 613
- 5 to 9: 994
- 10 to 19: 568
- 50 or more: 327
- Mobile homes: 465
Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 19,438 (2,326 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,086 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 771
| Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hancock County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,311 | 51 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,998 | 25 |
| Catholic | 4,626 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 188 | 1 |
| Other | 24 | 2 |
| None | 42,855 | - |
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: 4
| Hancock County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
| Hancock County: | 2.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
| This county: | 4.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hancock County: | 9.7% |
| Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hancock County: | 28.3% |
| State: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 22.7% |
| State: | 14.3% |
Agriculture in Hancock County:
Average size of farms: 262 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $71,689
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $244.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.30%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $69,489
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.85%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,199
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.21%
Corn for grain: 66662 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2596 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 75648 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 62 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hancock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from Hancock County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 149.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 131.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 166.0 miles away from Hancock County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 144.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
- Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Indiana Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3197: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 26, 2003 to September 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1487: September 05, 2003, FEMA Id: 1487, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: September 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1433: September 25, 2002, FEMA Id: 1433, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hancock County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,558 (70.3%)
- Carpooled: 2,685 (8.4%)
- Bus: 14 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 357 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 49 (0.2%)
- Walked: 354 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 6,866 (21.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Ethiopia (17%)
- India (13%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Colombia (8%)
- Pakistan (7%)
- Korea (5%)
- England (5%)
- German (19%)
- American (18%)
- English (16%)
- Irish (8%)
- European (4%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Hancock County, Indiana in 2010:
- 424 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 168 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 28 people in group homes intended for adults
- 17 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 12 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Hancock County, Indiana in 2000:
- 308 people in nursing homes
- 106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
9.98% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($77,953 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.98% |
| Indiana average: | 6.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.17% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($64,752 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($13,201 average AGI)
Hancock County: 1.82% Indiana average: 2.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Marion County, IN |  4.09% ($89,962 average AGI) |
| from Hamilton County, IN | 1.31% ($98,599) |
| from Madison County, IN | 0.47% ($39,338) |
| from Henry County, IN | 0.39% ($50,885) |
| from Shelby County, IN | 0.30% ($50,122) |
| from Johnson County, IN | 0.27% ($68,253) |
| from Hendricks County, IN | 0.16% ($67,269) |
7.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,167 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.86% |
| Indiana average: | 6.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.01% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($45,330 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($26,836 average AGI)
Hancock County: 1.85% Indiana average: 2.46%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Marion County, IN | 2.15% ($51,521 average AGI) |
| to Hamilton County, IN | 0.85% ($92,724) |
| to Henry County, IN | 0.58% ($46,356) |
| to Madison County, IN | 0.55% ($52,202) |
| to Shelby County, IN | 0.38% ($76,315) |
| to Johnson County, IN | 0.19% ($54,762) |
| to Hendricks County, IN | 0.15% ($62,229) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,113 (7,938 aged, 1,175 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,308 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hancock County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (837)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (709)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (695)
- Unspecified dementia (561)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (519)
- Congestive heart failure (358)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (329)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (274)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (153)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (149)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,478
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 164
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,503
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,343
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 857
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 72.0
- Other - 52.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 83,070- Male householders: 18,199 (2,963 living alone), Female householders: 14,611 (4,854 living alone)
19,450 spouses (19,368 opposite-sex spouses), 1,650 unmarried partners, (1,469 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,361 children (20,698 natural, 918 adopted, 1,745 stepchildren), 1,399 grandchildren, 307 brothers or sisters, 1,083 parents, 288 foster children, 281 other relatives, 1,696 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 745
Size of family households: 10,238 2-persons, 5,962 3-persons, 4,480 4-persons, 2,673 5-persons, 697 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,817 1-person, 744 2-persons, 144 4-persons.
14,075 married couples with children.
3,458 single-parent households (1,511 men, 1,947 women).
95.3% of residents of Hancock speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $213,523,000 ($3,505 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,288,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $134,931,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,990,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,500,000
Federal grants: $19,413,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,103,000 ($246,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,585,000 ($865,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $896,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $96,452,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,164,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,052| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,302
| Here: | 36 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +31
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,080
| Here: |  +96 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Hancock County, Indiana
- 1,1172020 or later
- 3,2632010 to 2019
- 6,4322000 to 2009
- 7,0131990 to 1999
- 2,5771980 to 1989
- 4,0411970 to 1979
- 3,7901960 to 1969
- 2,4111950 to 1959
- 3261940 to 1949
- 3,5501939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Indiana
- 481 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 1,9134 rooms
- 4,2205 rooms
- 5,6756 rooms
- 5,0277 rooms
- 3,9738 rooms
- 6,5079+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Indiana
- 1991 room
- 2352 rooms
- 4293 rooms
- 1,0264 rooms
- 1,2515 rooms
- 1,1876 rooms
- 1237 rooms
- 3608 rooms
- 6379+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hancock County, Indiana
- 48no bedroom
- 481 bedroom
- 2,8842 bedrooms
- 15,9463 bedrooms
- 6,6084 bedrooms
- 1,8295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County, Indiana
- 272no bedroom
- 8501 bedroom
- 2,0152 bedrooms
- 1,9623 bedrooms
- 3484 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 355no vehicle
- 5,8631 vehicle
- 12,2282 vehicles
- 5,4303 vehicles
- 2,2414 vehicles
- 1,2465+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hancock County in renter-occupied apartments
- 471no vehicle
- 2,7421 vehicle
- 1,6422 vehicles
- 5563 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 365+ vehicles
88.5% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Indiana.
| Hancock County: | 88.5% |
| State average: | 87.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 61,387
- Other state: 19,536
- Northeast: 1,242
- Midwest: 9,284
- South: 6,676
- West: 2,334
- 63.9%Utility gas
- 26.1%Electricity
- 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 50.8%Utility gas
- 45.7%Electricity
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,399
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Indiana: | 14.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 551
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Indiana: | 11.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 141
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Indiana: | 22.3% |
Hancock County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,213,000
Cash and Securities: $5,511,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $135,741,000
Hospital Public: $114,929,000
Other: $1,331,000
Other: $1,089,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $16,620,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
Regular Highways: $1,715,000
Hospitals: $1,553,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $109,057,000
General - Other: $103,767,000
General - Other: $10,662,000
Police Protection: $10,513,000
Police Protection: $8,642,000
Central Staff Services: $8,596,000
Central Staff Services: $8,590,000
Regular Highways: $6,385,000
Regular Highways: $4,959,000
Financial Administration: $3,137,000
Corrections - Other: $3,081,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,583,000
Corrections - Other: $2,166,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,165,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,940,000
Health - Other: $323,000
Health - Other: $298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $245,000
Sewerage: $115,000
Sewerage: $112,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $351,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $441,000
Interest on Debt: $420,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $128,162,000
Other - General - Other: $1,180,000
Other - General - Other: $325,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,670,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,125,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,611,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,066,000
Fines and Forfeits: $105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $72,000
Rents: $41,000
Rents: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $-1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,302,000
Hospitals: $3,414,000
Regular Highways: $515,000
Regular Highways: $378,000
Corrections - Other: $35,000
General - Other: $34,000
General - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $136,905,000
Cash and Securities: $111,319,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,360,000
Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,933,000
Highways: $6,101,000
Other: $5,847,000
Highways: $4,399,000
General Local Government Support: $2,505,000
General Local Government Support: $2,022,000
- Tax - Property: $17,999,000
Property: $13,816,000
Other License: $725,000
Other License: $314,000
Public Utilities Sales: $191,000
Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,689,000
: $46,011,000
Hancock County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,213,000
Cash and Securities: $5,511,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $135,741,000
Hospital Public: $114,929,000
Other: $1,331,000
Other: $1,089,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $16,620,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
Regular Highways: $1,715,000
Hospitals: $1,553,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $109,057,000
General - Other: $103,767,000
General - Other: $10,662,000
Police Protection: $10,513,000
Police Protection: $8,642,000
Central Staff Services: $8,596,000
Central Staff Services: $8,590,000
Regular Highways: $6,385,000
Regular Highways: $4,959,000
Financial Administration: $3,137,000
Corrections - Other: $3,081,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,583,000
Corrections - Other: $2,166,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,165,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,940,000
Health - Other: $323,000
Health - Other: $298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $245,000
Sewerage: $115,000
Sewerage: $112,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $351,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $441,000
Interest on Debt: $420,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $128,162,000
Other - General - Other: $1,180,000
Other - General - Other: $325,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,670,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,125,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,611,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,066,000
Fines and Forfeits: $105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $72,000
Rents: $41,000
Rents: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $-1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,302,000
Hospitals: $3,414,000
Regular Highways: $515,000
Regular Highways: $378,000
Corrections - Other: $35,000
General - Other: $34,000
General - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $136,905,000
Cash and Securities: $111,319,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,360,000
Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,933,000
Highways: $6,101,000
Other: $5,847,000
Highways: $4,399,000
General Local Government Support: $2,505,000
General Local Government Support: $2,022,000
- Tax - Property: $17,999,000
Property: $13,816,000
Other License: $725,000
Other License: $314,000
Public Utilities Sales: $191,000
Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,689,000
: $46,011,000
Hancock County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,213,000
Cash and Securities: $5,511,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $135,741,000
Hospital Public: $114,929,000
Other: $1,331,000
Other: $1,089,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $16,620,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
Regular Highways: $1,715,000
Hospitals: $1,553,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $109,057,000
General - Other: $103,767,000
General - Other: $10,662,000
Police Protection: $10,513,000
Police Protection: $8,642,000
Central Staff Services: $8,596,000
Central Staff Services: $8,590,000
Regular Highways: $6,385,000
Regular Highways: $4,959,000
Financial Administration: $3,137,000
Corrections - Other: $3,081,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,583,000
Corrections - Other: $2,166,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,165,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,940,000
Health - Other: $323,000
Health - Other: $298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $245,000
Sewerage: $115,000
Sewerage: $112,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $351,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $441,000
Interest on Debt: $420,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $128,162,000
Other - General - Other: $1,180,000
Other - General - Other: $325,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,670,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,125,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,611,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,066,000
Fines and Forfeits: $105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $72,000
Rents: $41,000
Rents: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $-1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,302,000
Hospitals: $3,414,000
Regular Highways: $515,000
Regular Highways: $378,000
Corrections - Other: $35,000
General - Other: $34,000
General - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $136,905,000
Cash and Securities: $111,319,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,360,000
Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,933,000
Highways: $6,101,000
Other: $5,847,000
Highways: $4,399,000
General Local Government Support: $2,505,000
General Local Government Support: $2,022,000
- Tax - Property: $17,999,000
Property: $13,816,000
Other License: $725,000
Other License: $314,000
Public Utilities Sales: $191,000
Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,689,000
: $46,011,000
Hancock County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,213,000
Cash and Securities: $5,511,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $135,741,000
Hospital Public: $114,929,000
Other: $1,331,000
Other: $1,089,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $16,620,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
Regular Highways: $1,715,000
Hospitals: $1,553,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $109,057,000
General - Other: $103,767,000
General - Other: $10,662,000
Police Protection: $10,513,000
Police Protection: $8,642,000
Central Staff Services: $8,596,000
Central Staff Services: $8,590,000
Regular Highways: $6,385,000
Regular Highways: $4,959,000
Financial Administration: $3,137,000
Corrections - Other: $3,081,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,583,000
Corrections - Other: $2,166,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,165,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,940,000
Health - Other: $323,000
Health - Other: $298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $245,000
Sewerage: $115,000
Sewerage: $112,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $351,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $441,000
Interest on Debt: $420,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Hospitals: $128,162,000
Other - General - Other: $1,180,000
Other - General - Other: $325,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,350,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,030,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,670,000
Donations From Private Sources: $8,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,125,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,611,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,066,000
Fines and Forfeits: $105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $72,000
Rents: $41,000
Rents: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $-1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,302,000
Hospitals: $3,414,000
Regular Highways: $515,000
Regular Highways: $378,000
Corrections - Other: $35,000
General - Other: $34,000
General - Other: $15,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $136,905,000
Cash and Securities: $111,319,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,360,000
Cash and Securities: $1,231,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,933,000
Highways: $6,101,000
Other: $5,847,000
Highways: $4,399,000
General Local Government Support: $2,505,000
General Local Government Support: $2,022,000
- Tax - Property: $17,999,000
Property: $13,816,000
Other License: $725,000
Other License: $314,000
Public Utilities Sales: $191,000
Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,689,000
: $46,011,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 436
- Number of aged recipients: 37
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 399
- Number of recipients under 18: 70
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 307
- Number of recipients older than 64: 59
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 150
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 173
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 10 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 457 | $133,015 | 328 | $170,537 | 2,189 | $158,407 | 81 | $56,802 | 1 | $326,000 | 67 | $119,269 | 13 | $77,846 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 26 | $141,500 | 28 | $153,036 | 205 | $166,327 | 7 | $13,429 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $65,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 77 | $125,078 | 59 | $166,407 | 658 | $160,781 | 46 | $34,913 | 0 | $0 | 19 | $122,737 | 8 | $63,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 72 | $135,931 | 50 | $170,060 | 467 | $160,893 | 17 | $91,647 | 0 | $0 | 16 | $89,938 | 3 | $87,333 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 11 | $148,909 | 5 | $105,000 | 75 | $162,400 | 4 | $51,250 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 10 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 88 | $189,568 | 122 | $167,074 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 39 | $200,769 | 45 | $198,756 | 1 | $104,000 | 1 | $121,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 16 | $175,312 | 18 | $217,167 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 7 | $271,286 | 14 | $210,929 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $160,000 | 1 | $154,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Hancock County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 346 | 77.9 years |
| Robert | 253 | 72.0 years |
| William | 235 | 73.5 years |
| James | 231 | 72.0 years |
| John | 230 | 74.6 years |
| Charles | 197 | 76.2 years |
| Helen | 123 | 80.7 years |
| Ruth | 119 | 80.3 years |
| George | 119 | 75.8 years |
| Paul | 117 | 73.1 years |
| Most common last names in Hancock County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 150 | 77.3 years |
| Miller | 96 | 75.6 years |
| Brown | 92 | 74.0 years |
| Johnson | 91 | 74.7 years |
| Wilson | 80 | 78.3 years |
| Jones | 80 | 70.6 years |
| Thomas | 65 | 78.9 years |
| White | 58 | 75.2 years |
| Jackson | 58 | 78.9 years |
| Davis | 55 | 77.8 years |
| Businesses in Hancock County, IN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | 2 | H&R Block | 1 | |
| Circle K | 10 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
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