Bancroft, Iowa

Demographics

People

Total Population688
Male Share of the Population49.6%
Female Share of the Population50.4%
Senior Citizens23.5%
Employed Population 16+282
Age of the Population40

Families

% of people married56.3%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher14.3%
Median Earnings25+$35,521
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$26,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree$29,375

Wealth

Median Family Income$59,375
% Above Poverty Level91.5%
% Below Poverty Level8.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time17 minutes
% Working from Home7.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work15.6%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone32.6%
Median Gross Rent$512
Median House Value$89,000

Ancestry

German44.5%
Irish13.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)11.9%
Norwegian4.9%
French Except Basque4.8%
English4.1%
Swedish3.9%
Danishn2.3%
Scottish1.7%
Italian1.7%
Swiss1.2%
Dutch1%
Welsh0.9%
Belgian0.7%
Polish0.6%
Finnish0.6%
Albanian0.6%
Czech0.3%
Luxemburger0.3%
Austrian0.1%
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Bancroft Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyKossuth County
Standard Zip Codes50517
Phone Area Codes515
Time ZoneAmerica/Chicago
Approximate Latitude43.29
Approximate Longitude-94.21

Bancroft Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationSWEA CITY 1 NE
Distance8.1 miles
Jan Temp3 to 22 F
Apr Temp36 to 57 F
Jul Temp61 to 83 F
Oct Temp37 to 61 F
Annual Precip30.3 inches
StationBRITT
Distance24.9 miles
Jan Temp3 to 22 F
Apr Temp35 to 56 F
Jul Temp61 to 82 F
Oct Temp38 to 59 F
Annual Precip31.5 inches
StationFOREST CITY 2 NNE
Distance29.4 miles
Jan Temp3 to 23 F
Apr Temp34 to 57 F
Jul Temp62 to 83 F
Oct Temp38 to 61 F
Annual Precip32.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Burt547$52,500
Lakota269$40,625
Ledyard91$48,750
Lone Rock199$70,893
Swea City570$36,250
Titonka535$56,786

Bancroft Public Libraries

Bancroft Public Library
208 E RAMSEY ST
Bancroft, Iowa
(515) 885-2753

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Bancroft Private Schools

St John The Baptist School
304 S Summit St
ZIP: 50517
Elementary
Total Enrollment 22
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