2022 population: 10,685 ( 656 from 2010 , 109 from 2020)
Land area: 571.0 square miles
Population density: 18.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,812	91.83%	8.7%
Black:	79	0.74%	58.0%
Indian:	17	0.16%	70.0%
Asian:	74	0.69%	54.2%
2+ races:	99	0.93%	17.9%
Hispanic:	604	5.65%	51.8%

Total non-White:	873	8.17%	46.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	278	12.9
Deaths:	314	14.5
Net Migration:	-85	-3.9
Net Immigration:	13	0.6

Change in White population:	-932	-8.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	276	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,341
10,744	94.74%
50	0.44%
10	0.09%
48	0.42%
84	0.74%
398	3.51%
597	5.26%

2000
12,100
11,696	96.66%
7	0.06%
11	0.09%
39	0.32%
41	0.34%
301	2.49%
404	3.34%

1990
12,638
12,497	98.88%
0	0.00%
16	0.13%
30	0.24%
n/a
95	0.75%
141	1.12%

1980
13,833
13,770	99.54%
0	0.00%
2	0.01%
5	0.04%
n/a
56	0.40%
63	0.46%

1970
13,227
13,180	99.64%
2	0.02%
7	0.05%
7	0.05%
n/a
19	0.14%
47	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,180	9.8
1,163	9.6
-1,124	-9.3
100	0.8

-952	-7.9
193	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
1,339	10.6
1,279	10.1
-586	-4.6
31	0.2

-801	-6.3
263	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,955	14.1
1,368	9.9
-1,787	-12.9
n/a

-1,273	-9.2
78	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-468	-3.5
n/a

590	4.5
16	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.4
2,295	21.5%
8,390	78.5%
2,514	23.5%

4,582
2.30

3,165	69.1%
2,695	85.2%
185	5.8%
1,417	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
2,658	23.4%
8,683	76.6%
2,166	19.1%

4,741
2.35

3,184	67.2%
2,695	84.6%
217	6.8%
1,557	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
3,229	26.7%
8,871	73.3%
2,154	17.8%

4,792
2.48

3,400	71.0%
2,964	87.2%
200	5.9%
1,392	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
3,564	28.2%
9,074	71.8%
2,288	18.1%

4,844
2.56

3,530	72.9%
3,156	89.4%
139	3.9%
1,314	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
4,092	29.6%
9,741	70.4%
2,131	15.4%

5,010
2.71

3,834	76.5%
3,479	90.7%
136	3.5%
1,176	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	216	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	231	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	137	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	149	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	112	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	153	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	171	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	283	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	220	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	318	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	623	13.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	709	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	590	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	200	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	5.3%
$200,000 or more	225	4.9%

Median Household Income	67,865
Per Capita Income	35,033

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	134	2.9%
Public Assistance	63	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	372	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,795	81.1%
Unemployed	111	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,906	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,006	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,082	1,785	53.8%
Non-Profit	138	236	36.9%
Self-Employed	490	219	69.1%

Local Government	145	269	35.0%
State Government	64	64	50.0%
Federal Government	21	63	25.0%

Total Private + Self	2,572	2,004	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	368	632	36.8%
Total	2,940	2,636	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	954	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	845	15.2%
Professional, Technical	944	16.9%
Service Occupations	808	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	172	3.1%
All others	2,025	36.3%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,276	22.9%
Health care and social assistance	682	12.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	517	9.3%
Retail trade	470	8.4%
Educational services	419	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	360	6.5%
Other services	282	5.1%
Construction	267	4.8%
Wholesale trade	227	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	213	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	208	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	149	2.7%
Finance and insurance	148	2.7%
Public administration	95	1.7%
Information	66	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	64	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	59	1.1%
Utilities	58	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	448	4.15%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	12	0.11%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.02%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	99	0.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	7	0.06%
Thai	7	0.06%
Korean	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,877	96.9%
Spanish	230	2.3%
German, other Germanic	38	0.4%
Other Asian	23	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,090	37.9%
Norwegian	1,498	13.9%
Irish	804	7.5%
English	710	6.6%
American	415	3.8%
Dutch	327	3.0%
Czech	270	2.5%
French	210	1.9%
Swedish	180	1.7%
European	178	1.6%
Danish	139	1.3%
Scottish	113	1.0%
Italian	97	0.9%
Polish	61	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	57	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,677	99.0%
Not a citizen	113	1.0%

Native	10,595	98.2%
Foreign-born	195	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
111	1.4%	555	7.2%	2,772	36.1%	2,694	35.1%	1,262	16.4%	289	3.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	111	1.4%
9-12 Years	555	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,772	36.1%
Some College	2,694	35.1%
Bach. Degree	1,262	16.4%
Grad Degree	289	3.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,249	5,870	379	6.1%	4.4%
1991	5,992	5,648	344	5.7%	4.7%
1992	5,973	5,652	321	5.4%	4.5%
1993	5,887	5,653	234	4.0%	4.1%
1994	6,128	5,935	193	3.1%	3.6%
1995	6,211	6,011	200	3.2%	3.5%
1996	6,100	5,920	180	3.0%	3.6%
1997	6,855	6,704	151	2.2%	3.1%
1998	6,753	6,621	132	2.0%	2.8%
1999	7,149	7,018	131	1.8%	2.7%

2000	6,322	6,182	140	2.2%	2.7%
2001	6,345	6,181	164	2.6%	3.3%
2002	6,354	6,172	182	2.9%	4.0%
2003	6,269	6,042	227	3.6%	4.4%
2004	6,387	6,165	222	3.5%	4.5%
2005	6,328	6,039	289	4.6%	4.3%
2006	6,124	5,905	219	3.6%	3.7%
2007	6,043	5,815	228	3.8%	3.7%
2008	5,957	5,579	378	6.3%	4.1%
2009	5,617	5,056	561	10.0%	6.4%

2010	6,056	5,646	410	6.8%	6.1%
2011	5,963	5,624	339	5.7%	5.6%
2012	6,005	5,730	275	4.6%	5.1%
2013	6,218	5,969	249	4.0%	4.7%
2014	6,297	6,090	207	3.3%	4.2%
2015	6,367	6,196	171	2.7%	3.7%
2016	6,424	6,252	172	2.7%	3.6%
2017	6,150	5,991	159	2.6%	3.1%
2018	6,010	5,867	143	2.4%	2.6%
2019	5,964	5,819	145	2.4%	2.8%

2020	5,764	5,495	269	4.7%	5.3%
2021	5,770	5,572	198	3.4%	3.8%
2022	5,757	5,625	132	2.3%	2.7%
2023	5,637	5,481	156	2.8%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,127
Median Value	$116,000

Occupied	4,582	89.4%
Vacant	545	10.6%

Owned	3,728	81.4%
Rented	854	18.6%
Median Rent	$782

Single-Family Units	4,625	90.2%
Detached	4,538	88.5%
Attached	87	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	256	5.0%
Mobile Homes	159	3.1%

Hancock County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hancock County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Hancock County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hancock County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hancock County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hancock County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Hancock County, IA