Hancock

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Hancock.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Hancock	County	35,233	32,667	30,676	29,098	28,054	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Hancock.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chester	City	Hancock	2,913	2,671	2,546	2,204	2,105	→
New Cumberland	City	Hancock	1,446	1,145	1,087	1,017	974	→
Weirton	City	Hancock / Brooke	21,992	20,411	19,738	19,162	18,317	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	14,249
Females	14,846

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	5,407
18-64 years	16,807
65+ years	6,881

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,757
70-79 years	2,840
60-69 years	4,604
50-59 years	4,133
40-49 years	3,599
30-39 years	3,177
20-29 years	2,988
10-19 years	3,238
0-9 years	2,759

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,578
Urban	19,517

»Race« (C 2020)
White	26,661
Black/African American	703
Indigenous	36
Asian	110
Pacific Islander	9
Some other	126
2 or more	1,450

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	424
Other	28,671