Hancock is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 403 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hancock is the 471st largest community in Wisconsin.Hancock is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hancock is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Hancock who work in office and administrative support (19.15%), sales jobs (12.06%), and farm management occupations (12.06%). In addition, many people in Hancock have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Hancock’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hancock has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hancock a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small village, Hancock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Hancock ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.37% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hancock in 2022 was $22,788, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,152 for a family of four. Hancock also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.07% of its population below the federal poverty line.Hancock is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hancock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hancock residents report their race to be White. Hancock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hancock include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Hancock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
