Hancock County, IN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hancock County: 61 seats on 31 elected bodies. 46 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 27 local governments in Hancock County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (8 municipal, 9 township)
17
10
School districts (school boards)
4
0
Special districts (elected boards)
5
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Hancock County
84,037people
40median ageU.S.: 38.9
$93,186 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
4.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
34.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$274,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
2.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
5.5%U.S.: 8.4%
40.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
17.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.5% · White 88.1% · Black 3.5% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 3.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Hancock County
3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Indiana: 3.7%.
47,340people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
48,913in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.2%
1,573
47,340
48,913
August 2026
3.0%
1,475
47,199
48,674
July 2026
3.1%
1,503
47,554
49,057
June 2026
3.1%
1,532
47,580
49,112
May 2026
2.8%
1,359
47,465
48,824
April 2026
2.3%
1,114
47,175
48,289
March 2026
2.9%
1,419
46,956
48,375
February 2026
3.2%
1,542
46,599
48,141
January 2026
2.6%
1,279
47,232
48,511
December 2025
2.2%
1,061
47,292
48,353
November 2025
2.7%
1,298
47,549
48,847
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.1%
1,529
47,631
49,160
August 2025
3.2%
1,581
47,747
49,328
July 2025
3.5%
1,730
47,945
49,675
June 2025
3.3%
1,611
47,909
49,520
May 2025
3.1%
1,530
47,480
49,010
April 2025
2.7%
1,340
47,652
48,992
March 2025
3.1%
1,499
47,183
48,682
February 2025
3.5%
1,698
46,841
48,539
January 2025
3.4%
1,673
47,073
48,746
December 2024
2.9%
1,411
47,040
48,451
November 2024
3.3%
1,603
47,123
48,726
October 2024
3.2%
1,537
47,144
48,681
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.1%
1,505
47,482
48,987
2024
3.3%
1,606
46,595
48,201
2023
2.8%
1,299
45,009
46,308
2022
2.6%
1,145
43,136
44,281
2021
2.8%
1,185
41,605
42,790
2020
5.7%
2,353
39,121
41,474
2019
2.8%
1,169
40,801
41,970
2018
3.0%
1,214
39,759
40,973
2017
3.0%
1,181
38,694
39,875
2016
3.7%
1,448
37,981
39,429
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Indiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Hancock County
180.4 per 100,0002020. Indiana: 357.7.
1,033.8 per 100,0002020. Indiana: 1,783.2.
2murders2020, 148 violent crimes in all.
2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2020
148
180.4
848
1,033.8
2018
126
160.7
619
789.3
2017
158
204.8
811
1,051.3
2016
121
160.1
942
1,246.2
By police agency (7)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Hancock County Sheriff's Office
2024
46
117
36,399
Greenfield Police Department
2023
46
194
25,415
McCordsville Police Department
2025
14
82
12,593
Cumberland Police Department
2025
22
106
7,562
Fortville Police Department
2020
12
16
4,190
New Palestine Police Department
2024
9
3
3,840
Shirley Police Department
2024
2
2
822
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Indiana · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.21 per 1,000 residents2018, 3 agencies serving 78,423 people.
95sworn officers2018, full-time, as of October 31.
42civilian staff2018, full-time.
2018 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (3), 2018
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Hancock County Sheriff's Office
40
37
50,392
Greenfield Police Department
42
3
22,292
Cumberland Police Department
13
2
5,739
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Hancock County County Assessor?
Katie Molinder (Republican) is the County Assessor of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County County Auditor?
Debra A Carnes (Republican) is the County Auditor of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Lisa Eberhardt Lofgreen (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County County Coroner?
Rudolph A Nylund III (Republican) is the County Coroner of Hancock County, Indiana.
Who is the Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney?
Brent E Eaton (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County County Recorder?
Marcia R Moore (Republican) is the County Recorder of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County Sheriff?
Brad Burkhart (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County County Surveyor?
Chad E Coughenour (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Hancock County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hancock County County Treasurer?
Jane Klemme (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Hancock County, Indiana.
Who are the Hancock County commissioners?
Jeannine Gray (District 1); Gary Mcdaniel (District 2); Bill Spalding (District 3); Jeannine Gray (County Council Member, District 1); Mary A Noe (County Council Member, District 2); Jim Shelby (County Council Member, District 3); J Scott Wooldridge (County Council Member, District 4); Kent Fisk (County Council Member, At-large); Robin D Lowder (County Council Member, At-large); John D Jessup (County Council Member, At-large).
What is the population of Hancock County?
About 84,037 people, with a median age of 40; the median household income is $93,186 and 4.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hancock County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,573 people unemployed in a labor force of 48,913, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hancock County?
27 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 9 township, 4 school district and 5 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Hancock County?
20: Blue River Township, Blue River Township, Brandywine Township, Brandywine Township, Brown Township, Brown Township, Buck Creek Township, Buck Creek Township, Center Township, Center Township, Green Township, Green Township, Greenfield, Greenfield, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Sugar Creek Township, Sugar Creek Township, Vernon Township, Vernon Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Indiana Election Division's certified results of each seat's last election (the 2022 and 2024 generals and the 2023 municipal election, on enr.indianavoters.in.gov); county vacancies are filled by party caucus, so officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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