Hancock, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,147. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,270 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,031 (48.0%), Females: 1,116 (52.0%)
Hancock County
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $32,778
Median house value: $98,100
Population by Race
Races in Hancock:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (23.1%), Irish (18.6%), United States (11.8%), German (8.4%), French (6.4%), Scottish (5.5%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hancock
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hancock town
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 15.0%
2.7% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hancock:
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
- MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
- BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hancock:
- BANGOR INTL (about 44 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 125 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 149 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hancock:
- HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 10 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; Abbreviation: BHB)
- BLUE HILL (about 23 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; Abbreviation: 07B)
- DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 23 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; Abbreviation: 43B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hancock:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 42 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 106 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 130 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 153 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 169 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 169 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 211 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Hancock:
- HANCOCK GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: RTE 1 PO BOX 37; Grades: KG – 08)