Hancock County, IA Demographic Data
Hancock County, IA Summary
Hancock County is located in Iowa
- Population: 11,320
- Area: 573.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 571.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 19.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,209.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hancock County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,451
50%
50.8
Male
5,555
51%
49.2
Total Population
11,006
323,128,000
Hancock County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
558
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
690
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
781
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
665
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
541
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,106
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,195
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,543
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
868
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
825
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,125
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
664
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
445
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,495
77.2%
77.2
Female
4,232
49.8%
51.3
Male
4,263
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,194
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,791
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,234
20.3%
15.2
Female
1,214
54.3%
55.8
Male
1,020
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Hancock County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,849
98.6%
96.8
White
10,661
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
86
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
19
0.2%
0.8
Asian
40
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
19
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
10
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
9
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
34
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
157
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
411
3.7%
17.8
Mexican
341
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
52
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,595
96.3%
82.2
Hancock County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
220
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
345
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,850
36.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,644
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,163
15.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,121
14.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
428
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
565
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,206
92.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,549
19.9%
31.2
Hancock County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,079
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
5,419
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
672
7.5%
11.0%
Separated
65
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
742
8.3
5.8%
Hancock County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,093
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
355
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
249
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
89
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Hancock County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
250
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
239
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
465
9.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
566
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
648
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,032
22.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
774
16.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
512
10.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
72
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
141
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
54,813
57,617
Per capita income
27,732
31,128
Hancock County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
623
11.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
161
2.9%
9.8
Construction
210
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,228
22.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
168
3.0%
6.6
Information
93
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,387
24.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
236
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
266
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
160
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
507
9.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
349
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
181
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
577
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,826
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,348
24.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,031
18.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
787
14.1%
18.1%
Hancock County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,527
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,394
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
478
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.3%
5.1
Walked
147
2.7%
2.7
Other means
93
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
399
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.7
26.6
Hancock County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
178
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,202
25.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,771
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,548
32.9%
21.0
Hancock County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,699
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,674
78.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,025
21.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
604
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Hancock County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,303
1 room
58
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
77
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
137
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
617
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
945
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
934
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
876
16.5%
12.0
8 rooms
742
14.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
917
17.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hancock County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,303
1-unit, detached
4,529
85.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
56
1.1%
5.9
2-units
39
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
139
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
159
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
145
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
204
3.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hancock County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,605
30.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
412
7.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
774
14.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
544
10.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
816
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
514
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
193
3.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
396
7.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
23
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
26
0.5%
1.4%
Hancock County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,554
54.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,229
26.2%
4.7
Electricity
697
14.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
87
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
51
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
44
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.8%
1.1
Hancock County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,876
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
18
1.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
20
1.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
105
5.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
232
12.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
576
30.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
869
46.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,009
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
251
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
164
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
101
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
326
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Hancock County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
842
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
0.5%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
1.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
45
5.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
301
35.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
478
56.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
183
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
570
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
181
22.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
148
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
61
7.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
125
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
33
4.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
275
33.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
202
0.0%
0.0%
Hancock County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,674
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
785
21.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,137
30.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
590
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
501
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
438
11.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
175
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
43
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,500
205,000
