# Hancock County, Maine demographics

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Hancock County, Maine (county FIPS 23009) has a median household income of $72,744 (±$3,276) and a total population of 56,460 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 41 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 56,460 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 49 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 25,572 | ±629 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $72,744 | ±$3,276 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $310,400 | ±$13,318 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,061 | ±$71 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 78.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 21.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 40.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 23009 |
| Land area | 1,587.13 sq mi |
| Water area | 757.8 sq mi |
| Population density | 36 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [04408](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04408) | 25.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04605) | 16.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [04634](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04634) | 5.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04622](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04622) | 4.6% | 22.7% |  |
| [04614](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04614) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04416](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04416) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [04472](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04472) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [04607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04607) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04609](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04609) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [04664](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04664) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04476](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04476) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04429](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04429) | 2.5% | 55.7% | Yes |
| [04684](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04684) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [04660](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04660) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04640](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04640) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [04627](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04627) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [04676](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04676) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04617](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04617) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [04616](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04616) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [04685](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04685) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [04693](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04693) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04679](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04679) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [04681](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04681) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [04674](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04674) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [04642](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04642) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04421) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [04624](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04624) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [04662](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04662) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [04612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04612) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [04677](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04677) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [04653](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04653) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [04650](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04650) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [04675](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04675) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [04673](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04673) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [04625](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04625) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [04635](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04635) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [04669](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04669) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [04613](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04613) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [04646](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04646) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [04683](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04683) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [04431](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/04431) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:009&in=state:23
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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