Hancock, Michigan - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,577
Male Share of the Population	54.4%
Female Share of the Population	45.6%
Senior Citizens	21.9%
Employed Population 16+	1,961
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	39.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	33.7%
Median Earnings25+	$34,187
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$5,203
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,854

Wealth

Median Family Income	$59,324
% Above Poverty Level	75.7%
% Below Poverty Level	24.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	12 minutes
% Working from Home	3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.4%
% Using Public Transportation	1.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.5%
Median Gross Rent	$634
Median House Value	$111,600

Ancestry

German	23.8%
Finnish	18.3%
French Except Basque	10.4%
Irish	10.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.7%
Polish	6.5%
Italian	6.5%
English	6.1%
Swedish	4.2%
Norwegian	2%
Arab	1.7%
Canadian	1.3%
Dutch	1.1%
Austrian	1%
Croatian	1%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Russian	0.9%
Welsh	0.8%
Belgian	0.7%
Scottish	0.7%
Danishn	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Basque	0.5%
Iranian	0.3%
Slovene	0.3%
Lebanese	0.2%
Hungarian	0.1%
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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	748	$49,000
Houghton	7,934	$80,956
Lake Linden	1,078	$46,094
Laurium	2,179	$58,750
South Range	658	$62,969

Hancock Public Libraries

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

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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/

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Finnish school between 1900 and 1906

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