Editing Hancock County, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 179
|1870= 999
|1880= 3453
|1890= 7621
|1900= 13752
|1910= 12731
|1920= 14723
|1930= 14802
|1940= 15402
|1950= 15077
|1960= 14604
|1970= 13506
|1980= 13833
|1990= 12638
|2000= 12100
|2010= 11341
|2020= 10795
|estyear=2023
|estimate=10615
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19081.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607065407/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19081.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}
[[File:HancockCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Hancock County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:HancockCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Hancock County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 10,795 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|10795|571.430778|sqmi|km2}}. 95.32% of the population reported being of one race. There were 5,113 housing units, of which 4,585 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hancock County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hancock County, Iowa|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Hancock%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|9,813
|91%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|76
|0.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|22
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|25
|0.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|245
|2.3%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|614
|5.7%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 11,341 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|11341|571.11|sqmi|km2}}. There were 5,330 housing units, of which 4,741 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf|title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder|access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 12,100 people, 4,795 households, and 3,375 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 5,164 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 97.70% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.38% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 2.49%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 4,795 households 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.50% of households were one person and 13.70% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

The age distribution was 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median household income was $37,703 and the median family income was $44,248. Males had a median income of $29,452 versus $20,376 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,957. About 5.20% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.