Hancock Township, Minnesota Population

Overview

296

Total Population

53.7

Median age

51.35%

Female population %

94.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

88.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hancock township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hancock township is 53.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hancock township's population under 18 was 15.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hancock township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hancock township, 12.16% were under the age of 15, 11.15% aged 15 to 29, 41.89% aged 30 to 64, 33.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Hancock township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.35% females and 48.65% males in Hancock Township, Minnesota.
The Hancock Township, Minnesota gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 26.

Hancock township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hancock township population: 96.62% are White, 2.36% are Black or African American, 0.68% are Asian and 0.34% are multiracial.
Hancock township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 288 (97.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hancock township is White with a population of 286 (96.62% of the total population).

Hancock township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 387 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Hancock township's population decreased by 23 (6.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hancock township's population decreased by 8 (2.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hancock township's population was lowest in year 2022 at 336.