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%). You will also find that a lot of people in Hancock work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Hancock’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Hancock is worth considering. Being a small village, Hancock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hancock has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.37% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. 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.
