Hancock vs Minden

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

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

Minden has the higher population (687 vs 232 in Hancock). Minden has the higher median household income ($94,250 vs $79,375 in Hancock). Minden has the higher median home value ($163,800 vs $98,300 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Minden
Population	232	687
Median age	47.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$94,250
Median home value	$98,300	$163,800
Median gross rent	$794	$700
Housing units	100	253
Homeownership rate	88.4%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Minden
Population	202 → 232 (+14.9%)	677 → 687 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$39,688 → $79,375 (+100.0%)	$57,614 → $94,250 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $98,300 (+27.0%)	$133,800 → $163,800 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $794 (-12.6%)	$597 → $700 (+17.3%)

Hancock

Population

202232

Median household income

$39,688$79,375

Median home value

$77,400$98,300

Median gross rent

$908$794

Minden

Population

677687

Median household income

$57,614$94,250

Median home value

$133,800$163,800

Median gross rent

$597$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Minden
Under 5	5.2%	9.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.7%
75 and over	9.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Minden
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Minden
No high school diploma	1.9%	0.5%
High school graduate	35.5%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Minden
Drove alone	63.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.5%	6.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Minden
1-unit, detached	99.0%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Minden
Poverty rate	10.0%	2.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1938	1961