Hancock vs Wild Rose

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

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

Wild Rose has the higher population (942 vs 439 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median household income ($48,255 vs $46,491 in Wild Rose). Hancock has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $110,800 in Wild Rose).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Wild Rose
Population	439	942
Median age	44.3 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,255	$46,491
Median home value	$147,200	$110,800
Median gross rent	$677	$837
Housing units	301	512
Homeownership rate	70.1%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Wild Rose
Population	413 → 439 (+6.3%)	850 → 942 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $48,255 (+37.9%)	$42,955 → $46,491 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$69,400 → $147,200 (+112.1%)	$93,200 → $110,800 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $677 (+20.9%)	$671 → $837 (+24.7%)

Hancock

Population

413439

Median household income

$35,000$48,255

Median home value

$69,400$147,200

Median gross rent

$560$677

Wild Rose

Population

850942

Median household income

$42,955$46,491

Median home value

$93,200$110,800

Median gross rent

$671$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Wild Rose
Under 5	5.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	20.2%
65 to 74	15.9%	9.1%
75 and over	8.4%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Wild Rose
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Wild Rose
No high school diploma	14.9%	18.8%
High school graduate	42.9%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Wild Rose
Drove alone	60.8%	78.9%
Carpooled	21.7%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	17.5%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Wild Rose
1-unit, detached	83.1%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Wild Rose
Poverty rate	27.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.05	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1968	1964