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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hancock is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%). Another important characteristic of Hancock is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in 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. 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 5.37% of people over 25 have a college 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.
