County profile
Hancock County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#722 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
25,531
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,634
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
90,969
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$93.2k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
34.9%±2.1%
Poverty rate
4.7%±0.8%
Business applications
1,148 · 2025
Retail establishments
166
18.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Elanco Animal Health IncorporatedHealthcare$4.7B66BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing24%
Health care17%
Retail trade17%
Professional services16%
Food & accommodation15%
Transportation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
90,969
residents · 2025 · +13.5% since 2020
Income per capita $68.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,116
International migration+405
Natural change+237
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.4B2019
$3.5B2020
$3.9B2021
$4.3B2022
$4.7B2023
$4.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$274.8k±$7.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
2.6%±0.8%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$367.8M
1,212 units · 13.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 74Earthquake 70Hail 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2822016
2942017
3152018
3342019
3462020
3902021
4522022
4832023
5122024
5402025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -24% since 20211,5972021
1,1012022
9202023
1,0912024
1,2122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
13.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
113.5 km
Consolidated Grain & Barge Upper Wharf, Aurora Terminal
Nearest commercial airport
46.1 km
INDIANAPOLIS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hancock?
Hancock's economy produced $4.9B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.