Hancock township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 313 (all rural)
| Males: 161 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 152 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 313 (281 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Hancock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 44.0
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.48
| Hancock township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Hancock township: | $55,976 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,515 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $132,515 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Broken Kettle (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hancock Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Broken Kettle Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Hancock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 255
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 39
- South: 9
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 106
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Hancock township with a mortgage: 52 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hancock township:
- Czech (17.6%)
- German (17.6%)
- Swedish (15.2%)
- English (13.7%)
- Norwegian (7.8%)
- Greek (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 160 (89%)
- Carpooled: 10 (6%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Utility gas (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 312- In family households: 285 (70 male householders, 17 female householders)
78 spouses, 110 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 10 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
54 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |