Hanceville is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,324 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hanceville is the 166th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hanceville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.52% of the Hanceville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hanceville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hanceville who work in office and administrative support (17.57%), sales jobs (12.13%), and farm management occupations (8.44%). Another important characteristic of Hanceville is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. Hanceville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Hanceville, just 9.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Hanceville in 2022 was $21,528, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,112 for a family of four. However, Hanceville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hanceville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hanceville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hanceville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Hanceville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
