Overview
413
Total Population
42.3
Median age
45.28%
Female population %
120.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
70-74 years
Largest age group
79.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
46
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hancock's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hancock is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hancock's population under 18 was 23.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hancock's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hancock, 20.82% were under the age of 15, 15.01% aged 15 to 29, 40.68% aged 30 to 64, 20.10% aged 65 to 84, and 3.39% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 39 less females than males in Hancock:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.28% females and 54.72% males in Hancock, WI.
- The Hancock, WI gender ratio is 120.9:100 i.e. 120.9 men to 100 women (1.209).
- For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 49.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 25.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hancock's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hancock population: 94.92% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 2.42% are some other race and 2.18% are multiracial.
- Hancock's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 367 (88.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hancock is White with a population of 392 (94.92% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hancock's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 461 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Hancock's population decreased by 44 (9.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hancock's population decreased by 23 (5.52%), 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's population was lowest in year 2020 at 394.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)