Hancock, Michigan

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,574
Male Share of the Population	53.1%
Female Share of the Population	46.9%
Senior Citizens	22.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,903
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	38.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	31.9%
Median Earnings25+	$28,906
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,667

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,404
% Above Poverty Level	71.8%
% Below Poverty Level	28.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	11 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.4%
% Using Public Transportation	1.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	42.6%
Median Gross Rent	$644
Median House Value	$107,000

Ancestry

German	25.1%
Finnish	24.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
French Except Basque	8.5%
Irish	7.3%
English	6.2%
Swedish	5%
Italian	4.9%
Polish	4.3%
Norwegian	3%
Dutch	2.5%
Canadian	2.4%
Welsh	1.9%
Austrian	1.3%
Arab	0.9%
Scottish	0.8%
Croatian	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Belgian	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Lebanese	0.3%
Basque	0.3%
Slovene	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Hungarian	0.1%
Latvian	0.1%
+ Show More

Hancock Almanac

Category	Value
County	Houghton County
Standard Zip Codes	49930
Phone Area Codes	906
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	47.13
Approximate Longitude	-88.6

Hancock Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

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

Station	HOUGHTON CO AP (HANCOCK)
Distance	5.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 22 F
Apr Temp	30 to 47 F
Jul Temp	55 to 76 F
Oct Temp	36 to 52 F
Annual Precip	33.8 inches

Station	HERMAN
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 20 F
Apr Temp	26 to 50 F
Jul Temp	52 to 77 F
Oct Temp	34 to 53 F
Annual Precip	38.2 inches

Station	KENTON
Distance	46.8 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 23 F
Apr Temp	26 to 54 F
Jul Temp	52 to 79 F
Oct Temp	34 to 55 F
Annual Precip	28.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Calumet	819	$32,250
Houghton	7,882	$79,141
Lake Linden	1,094	$46,250
Laurium	2,147	$54,815
South Range	664	$61,250

Hancock Public Libraries

Hancock School Public Library
501 CAMPUS DRIVE
Hancock, Michigan
(906) 483-2540

More Information for Librarians

Hancock Hospitals

Portage Health Hospital
(Non-profit)
500 Campus Drive

Hancock Public Schools

Barkell Elementary School
1201 North Elevation St
ZIP: 49930
(906) 487-9030
Primary
Total Enrollment 393

Copper Country Learning Center
809 Hecla St
ZIP: 49930
(906) 482-4250
Other
Total Enrollment 82

Hancock Central High School
501 Campus Dr
ZIP: 49930
(906) 483-2540
High
Total Enrollment 264

Hancock Middle School
501 Campus Drive
ZIP: 49930
(906) 487-5923
Middle
Total Enrollment 152

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

In this guide

Additional Details

Hancock Colleges
Hancock colleges and trade schools.

Study Online in Hancock

Historic Hancock

Finnish school between 1900 and 1906

Select a photo to view (Source):

Finnish school between 1900 and 1906

High school c1906.

A Modern smelter between 1900 and 1906

Additional Resources

Large City Map

Info for Hancock Government Officials

Are you an official in the Hancock government or quasi-government agency such as the chamber of commerce, visitors bureau or economic development council? If so, visit our information page for government officials to see how CityTownInfo can support you.