County profile
Hancock County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#1668 of 3,127 US counties by GDP30th-percentile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,481
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
544
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,729
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$61.5k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±2.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%±2.4%
Business applications
200 · 2025
Retail establishments
93
33.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Osceola Gold, Inc.Basic Materials———HQ-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
Manufacturing36%
Food & accommodation23%
Health care17%
Retail trade13%
Other services6%
Admin & support4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,729
residents · 2025 · -4.5% since 2020
Income per capita $56.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−21
International migration+9
Natural change−1,294
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$980.1M2020
$1.1B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.8k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$771/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±2.0%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$4.5M
14 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 67Hurricane 51Hail 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1612016
1622017
1642018
1692019
1772020
1972021
2182022
2552023
2592024
2722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 2021182021
222022
122023
152024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.9 km
I-376
Nearest freight rail
3.7 km
NS
Nearest port
4.2 km
NATIONAL LIME & STONE EMPIRE PLANT
Nearest commercial airport
29.0 km
PITTSBURGH INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Hancock?
Hancock's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, growing 2.1% year over year — slower than 70% of 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.