Hancock vs Weston

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

Hancock and Weston 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 167 in Weston). Since 2019, Weston's population has grown faster (+209.3% vs +14.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Weston
Population	232	167
Median age	47.0 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	—
Median home value	$98,300	—
Median gross rent	$794	—
Housing units	100	57
Homeownership rate	88.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	73.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Weston
Population	202 → 232 (+14.9%)	54 → 167 (+209.3%)
Median household income	$39,688 → $79,375 (+100.0%)	—
Median home value	$77,400 → $98,300 (+27.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$908 → $794 (-12.6%)	—

Hancock

Population

202232

Median household income

$39,688$79,375

Median home value

$77,400$98,300

Median gross rent

$908$794

Weston

Population

54167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Weston
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	22.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	61.1%
55 to 64	20.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	0.0%
75 and over	9.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	82.0%
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%	18.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Weston
No high school diploma	1.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	73.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Weston
Drove alone	63.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Weston
1-unit, detached	99.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Weston
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1938	—