COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Hancock County

Iowa · 12,100 residents · 571 sq mi

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Hancock County is home to 12,100 people in Iowa. At a median age of 39.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $61,500. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $353 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,100

−4%since 1990

from 12,638 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

+12%since 1990

from 35.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

571 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.1%(737)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(846)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(978)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.9%(961)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(482)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.9%(1,196)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.6%(1,891)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.9%(1,685)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.5%(1,154)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.1%(984)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847%(842)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.8%(344)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,703

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,445 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,957

+62%since 1990

from $11,064 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.0%

−2.8 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,500

+26%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $291 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.2%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 73.0% in 1990

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(12,521)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(95)

Asian0.2%(24)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(11,696)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(301)

Asian0.3%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(556)

Central American0.6%(60)

Honduran0.5%(52)

Puerto Rican0.2%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(75)

Asian Indian0.3%(35)

Pakistani0.2%(23)

Ancestry

German38.6%(4,117)

Norwegian13.6%(1,454)

Irish9.6%(1,021)

American6.7%(716)

English6.5%(692)

Dutch3.4%(360)

Czech1.8%(194)

Danish1.5%(157)

Swedish1.2%(128)

French1.1%(118)

Italian0.8%(87)

Polish0.7%(70)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(57)

Scottish0.5%(56)

Belgian0.4%(40)

French Canadian0.3%(27)

Subsaharan African0.2%(25)

Swiss0.2%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Latvian0%(4)

Romanian0%(2)

Russian0%(1)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

+5.1 ptssince 1990

from 10.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.8%

+7.4 ptssince 1990

from 78.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

−52%since 1990

from 26.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.6%(1,057)

Married66.8%(3,125)

Widowed3.5%(163)

Divorced7.1%(330)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(788)

Married63%(3,061)

Widowed14.4%(698)

Divorced6.4%(312)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.8%(133)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.5%(29)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 638 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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