Hancock is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 398 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hancock is the 471st largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Hancock isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hancock are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hancock is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hancock who work in office and administrative support (15.66%), sales jobs (12.05%), and healthcare suport services (11.45%). A relatively large number of people in Hancock telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hancock has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hancock has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hancock than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hancock may be for you. Hancock is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Hancock ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.60% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Hancock in 2022 was $25,210, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,840 for a family of four. 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 12.10% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hancock include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Hancock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
