Hancock County vs. Brooke County

	Hancock County (WV)	Brooke County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,094	22,203
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.1%	-7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	30,672	24,067
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	30,676	24,069
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.9%	17.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.1%	23.8%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.9%
White alone, percent	94.9%	96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.5%	95.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,561	1,844
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,332	10,798
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.0%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$92,000	$92,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$907	$942
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$313	$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$659	$599
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.5%	11.5%
Building permits, 2018	15	5
Households, 2014-2018	12,697	9,957
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.7%	83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	49.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	73,365	171,257
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	235,273	236,826
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,764	$9,929
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.1	25.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,580	$49,772
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,637	$25,537
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	564	374
Total employment, 2017	8,524	7,262
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	307,807	278,790
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.4%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,242	972
All firms, 2012	1,712	1,099
Men-owned firms, 2012	971	552
Women-owned firms, 2012	544	446
Minority-owned firms, 2012	54	31
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,543	1,013
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	206	116
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,386	901
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	371.3	269.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	82.61	89.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hancock county (WV) and Brooke county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.