Bancroft

Population: 668
Median household income: $48,571
Median home value: $88,200

Located in Kossuth County, Iowa, Bancroft is a community with a population of 668. At $48,571, its median household income sits below Kossuth County's $65,656.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bancroft's population declined 6.4% from 714 to 668, while its median home value rose 10.8% from $79,600 to $88,200.

14.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.26 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 668
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,571
Median home value: $88,200
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 325
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

714668

Median household income

$42,083$48,571

Median home value

$79,600$88,200

Median gross rent

$535$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	714	$42,083	$79,600	$535
2020	719	$39,750	$75,800	$547
2021	673	$41,319	$70,000	$619
2022	620	$43,542	$76,000	$675
2023	668	$48,571	$88,200	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	10.5%
5 to 17	102	15.3%
18 to 24	72	10.8%
25 to 34	96	14.4%
35 to 44	74	11.1%
45 to 54	26	3.9%
55 to 64	72	10.8%
65 to 74	67	10.0%
75 and over	89	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	613	91.8%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's44.8%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	3.8%
High school graduate	162	38.2%
Some college or associate's	190	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	48	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	276	82.4%
Carpooled	10	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	6.6%
Bicycle	1	0.3%
Worked from home	26	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	158	51.1%
15 to 29 min	106	34.3%
30 to 44 min	34	11.0%
45 to 59 min	6	1.9%
60+ min	5	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 14.9% (95 of 636)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	52.5%
Nonfamily households	134	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	282	86.8%
Vacant	43	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192	68.1%
Renter-occupied	90	31.9%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	259	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	44	13.5%
5 to 19 units	22	6.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1904420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2928, -94.2176