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54943

Hancock, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,250
Median household income
$62,500
People below poverty
10.3%
Median home value
$207,100

Income

The median income of households in 54943 was $62,500. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 10.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 25.8
$75,000 to $99,999 16.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57344
Female 46875

An estimated 63% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 38.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,538. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63
Social Security 49.1
Retirement income 38.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.6
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 17 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 51.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 54943 in 2020-2024, 93.6% had health insurance coverage and 6.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.5% and public coverage was 57.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.8%.


In 2020-2024, 54943 had a total population of 2,250 - 1,054 (46.8%) females and 1,196 (53.2%) males. The median age was 54.8 years. An estimated 17.1% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 35.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 54943 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 74 59
5 to 9 55 77
10 to 14 45 37
15 to 19 19 29
20 to 24 40 48
25 to 29 40 54
30 to 34 64 32
35 to 39 62 48
40 to 44 109 46
45 to 49 44 37
50 to 54 47 61
55 to 59 67 83
60 to 64 89 95
65 to 69 134 95
70 to 74 156 172
75 to 79 100 36
80 to 84 38 30
85 and over 13 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 8.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.9% of the people in 54943 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92% of the people in 54943 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 932 households in 54943. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.3% of the households in 54943 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12% of all households, while 21.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 5.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.1% of all households.

In 54943, 23% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 48.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 59.1% of males and 60.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.8 15.8
Now married, except separated 59.1 60.8
Separated 4.7 0.5
Widowed 3.8 12.7
Divorced 10.6 10.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 54943, 49 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 54943 were U.S. natives. 73.2% of the 54943 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 54943 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 54943 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 54943.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 66.7
Asia 0
Europe 14.3
Africa 0
Northern America 14.3
Oceania 4.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 54943 in 2020-2024, 4.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 1.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 54943 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.8
Different house, same county 1.9
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 54943 was 348 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 17 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 250. College or graduate school enrollment was 81.

Educational Attainment of People in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.1
High school diploma or equivalency 36.4
Some college, no degree 31.2
Associate's degree 7
Bachelor's degree 10.1
Graduate or professional degree 3.1

Disability

In 54943, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 54943, 44.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 679 80.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 71 8.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 90 10.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 54943 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.6
Construction 9.2
Manufacturing 17.3
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.4
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.1
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 54943 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 204 24.1
Service occupations 153 18
Sales and office occupations 153 18
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 146 17.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 192 22.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.2% of 54943 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 12

In 2020-2024, 54943 had a total of 1,467 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.8
Mobile homes 15.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 54943 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 56% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 54943 had 932 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 535 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.1% while renters occupied 11.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 24.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 54943:

House Heating Fuel Used in 54943 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.9
Electricity 4.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 7.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 54943 was $207,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.5 % had a mortgage. 50.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,360 and for owners without a mortgage it was $536.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 54943 was $692. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.