Hancock County, Iowa

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,718
Median household income: $70,212
Median home value: $129,300

Hancock County is a county in Iowa with a population of 10,718. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $70,212 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Hancock County's population held roughly steady from 10,802 to 10,718, while its median household income rose 13.7% from $61,761 to $70,212.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,718
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,212
Median home value: $129,300
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 5,120
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,80210,718

Median household income

$61,761$70,212

Median home value

$102,200$129,300

Median gross rent

$642$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,802	$61,761	$102,200	$642
2020	10,709	$61,957	$100,900	$755
2021	10,837	$64,730	$99,600	$717
2022	10,790	$67,865	$116,000	$782
2023	10,718	$70,212	$129,300	$784

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	569	5.3%
5 to 17	1,712	16.0%
18 to 24	747	7.0%
25 to 34	1,062	9.9%
35 to 44	1,341	12.5%
45 to 54	1,154	10.8%
55 to 64	1,574	14.7%
65 to 74	1,443	13.5%
75 and over	1,116	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,698	90.5%
Black or African American	94	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	66	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.5%
Two or more races	173	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	620	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	649	8.4%
High school graduate	2,685	34.9%
Some college or associate's	2,712	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,309	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	335	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,256	79.4%
Carpooled	428	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	98	1.8%
Bicycle	29	0.5%
Worked from home	462	8.6%
Other means	85	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,189	44.7%
15 to 29 min	1,488	30.4%
30 to 44 min	749	15.3%
45 to 59 min	257	5.2%
60+ min	213	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.1% (1,272 of 10,478)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,153	68.3%
Nonfamily households	1,461	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,614	90.1%
Vacant	506	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,782	82.0%
Renter-occupied	832	18.0%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,445	86.8%
1-unit, attached	137	2.7%
2 to 4 units	94	1.8%
5 to 19 units	202	3.9%
20 or more units	70	1.4%
Mobile home & other	172	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 19081
State: Iowa
Land area: 571 sq mi
Water area: 2.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.0754, -93.7437