Hancock County Information
Hancock in
Maine occupies
2,351 square miles and has a 2006 population of
53,797, a change from a 2000 population of
51,791 and
46,948 in 1990.
13.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.1% percent is 25-35, and
14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
38 acts of violent crime reported in
Hancock in 2004, a change from
47 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,596 people:
5.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Hancock, Maine in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Hancock | |
| State | Maine | |
| Land Area | 2,351 sq. miles | Ranked 256 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 53,797 | Ranked 906 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 53,613 | |
| Population 2000 | 51,791 | Ranked 896 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 46,948 | Ranked 891 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.7% | |
| African American | .3% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 38 | 47 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 4 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 33 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,168 | 1,155 |
| Burglaries | 238 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 875 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 55 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 30,320 | 28,627 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,596 | 1,131 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 4% |
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