Hancock vs Macedonia

A side-by-side comparison of Hancock and Macedonia: population, income, housing, and more.

Hancock and Macedonia are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hancock has the higher population (232 vs 191 in Macedonia). Hancock has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $59,643 in Macedonia). Macedonia has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $98,300 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Macedonia
Population	232	191
Median age	47.0 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$59,643
Median home value	$98,300	$125,000
Median gross rent	$794	$675
Housing units	100	116
Homeownership rate	88.4%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Macedonia
Population	202 → 232 (+14.9%)	258 → 191 (-26.0%)
Median household income	$39,688 → $79,375 (+100.0%)	$63,162 → $59,643 (-5.6%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $98,300 (+27.0%)	$91,300 → $125,000 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $794 (-12.6%)	$675 → $675 (+0.0%)

Hancock

Population

202232

Median household income

$39,688$79,375

Median home value

$77,400$98,300

Median gross rent

$908$794

Macedonia

Population

258191

Median household income

$63,162$59,643

Median home value

$91,300$125,000

Median gross rent

$675$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Macedonia
Under 5	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.4%
25 to 34	5.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.9%
75 and over	9.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Macedonia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Macedonia
No high school diploma	1.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	35.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Macedonia
Drove alone	63.8%	89.0%
Carpooled	0.8%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.5%	8.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Macedonia
1-unit, detached	99.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Macedonia
Poverty rate	10.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1938	1967