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Population (year 2000): 4,323. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,173 (-3.5% change)
 

Males: 2,146  (49.6%)
Females: 2,177  (50.4%)

Houghton County

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49930.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,118 in 2000)
Hancock  $27,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,600 (it was $66,700 in 2000)
Hancock  $86,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Hancock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (21.8%), English (11.3%), French (7.1%), Irish (7.0%), Swedish (6.2%), Polish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 686 feet

Land area: 2.50 square miles.

Population density: 1682 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hancock

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hancock city

  • Never married: 31.4%
  • Now married: 46.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

99 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% North America).

This city:  2.3%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Hancock, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hancock to the number of sex offenders is 526 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hancock:  1.6% ($1,059)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (185.3 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (285.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (371.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Houghton, MI (2.5 miles ), South Range, MI (5.1 miles ), Hubbell, MI (11.6 miles ), Calumet, MI (12.7 miles ), Laurium, MI (13.0 miles ), Lake Linden, MI (13.7 miles ), Copper City, MI (17.9 miles ), Ahmeek, MI (17.9 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $85,900
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $164,500
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $131,700
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $126,900
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $139,400
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $101,400
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $116,100
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $98,800
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $145,500
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.13 N, Longitude: 88.60 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +740 (+17.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 650 (34.2%)


People in group quarters in Hancock
  • 295 people in nursing homes
  • 88 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -264 (-5.8%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Crime in Hancock by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 032521
    per 100,000 0.068.646.5115.647.323.7
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 315212
    per 100,000 69.022.9116.246.223.747.5
Burglaries 151315171716
    per 100,000 345.1297.3348.6392.9402.3379.9
Thefts 487984727171
    per 100,000 1104.51807.01952.11664.01680.11685.7
Auto thefts 637388
    per 100,000 138.168.6162.769.3189.3189.9
Arson 001100
    per 100,000 0.00.023.223.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 93.2158.1175.9201.3153.1137.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.66
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Hancock:
  • PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (500 CAMPUS DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hancock:
  • KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; LAURIUM, MI)
  • BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; L' ANSE, MI)
  • ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; ONTONAGON, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hancock:
  • HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; HANCOCK, MI; ID: CMX)
  • FORD (about 97 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; ID: IMT)
  • SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 100 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; ID: SAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hancock:
  • PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 44 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID: 6Y9)
  • ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 58 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID: OGM)
  • STAMBAUGH (about 74 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)

Local government website: www.cityofhancock.com/cityinfo.html

College/University in Hancock:
  • FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 348; Location: 601 QUINCY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.finlandia.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hancock:
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 171 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 185 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 188 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 189 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 189 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
Public high schools in Hancock:
  • HANCOCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 346; Location: 501 CAMPUS DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Location: 110 E. QUINCY STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hancock:
  • HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 1201 N. ELEVATION STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
  • HANCOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 417 QUINCY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • COPPER COUNTRY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 94; Location: 809 HECLA STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Hancock:
  • HANCOCK SCHOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,480; Location: 501 CAMPUS DRIVE; 18,359 books; 101 audio materials; 202 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Hancock: Arens Fuel Company (A), Osceola Point Light (B), Yalmer Mattila Contracting Company (C), Madern Contractors Incorporated (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Lakeside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Swedetown Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Best Western Copper Crown Motel (235 Hancock Street), Copper Crown Motel-Best Western (Po Box 217), Best Western Copper Crown Mtl (235 Hancock Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hancock and their reported violations in the past:

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2004)
FRANKLIN QUINCY WATER AUTHORIT (Population served: 260, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-30-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-10-1998), St Boil Water Order (NOV-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-13-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUN-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2002)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  51.0%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.4%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Hancock compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.


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Banks with branches in Hancock (2007 data):
  • Superior National Bank & Trust Company: Superior National Bank & Trust Compa at 235 Quincy Street, branch established on 1890-03-06; Hancock Drive-In Branch at 229 Franklin Street, branch established on 1994-10-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $294.1 mil, Deposits: $262.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Keweenaw Financial Corporation
  • Republic Bank: Hancock Branch at 400 Quincy Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,433.8 mil, Deposits: $3,076.3 mil, headquarters in Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1$3,551$42,6122$2,883
Other Government Administration 3$9,731$38,9247$277
Police Protection - Officers 7$21,989$37,6955$3,024
Financial Administration 1$4,094$49,1280$0
Streets and Highways 7$24,110$41,3310$0
Solid Waste Management 2$5,318$31,9080$0
Sewerage 1$3,671$44,0520$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$1,501
Water Supply 2$6,901$41,4060$0
Totals for Government 24$79,365$39,68316$7,685


Hancock government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $157,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $562,000
    Solid Waste Management: $256,000
    Parks & Recreation: $60,000
    All Other: $39,000
    Parking Facilities: $18,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $146,000
    Regular Highways: $145,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $894,000
    Sewerage: $633,000
    Water Utilities: $514,000
    Police Protection: $510,000
    Solid Waste Management: $262,000
    Parks & Recreation: $250,000
    Housing & Community Development: $198,000
    Central Staff Services: $160,000
    General - Other: $112,000
    Financial Administration: $82,000
    Fire Protection: $66,000
    Parking Facilities: $16,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $198,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $830,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $634,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $820,000
    Other, NEC: $553,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $81,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $109,000
    Property Sale Other: $98,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $40,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $351,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $528,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $616,000
    Highways: $438,000
  • Tax - Property: $842,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $986,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $52,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.87% of residents moved from foreign countries ($607 average AGI)
Houghton County:  0.87%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marquette County, MI  0.40% ($31,936 average AGI)
from Baraga County, MI  0.21% ($26,760)
from Keweenaw County, MI  0.16% ($27,474)


7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.38%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marquette County, MI  0.63% ($23,573 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI  0.27% ($58,688)
to Oakland County, MI  0.23% ($23,963)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hancock:
  • WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
  • WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hancock:
  • WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
  • WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W224AO (92.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMTU-FM (91.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Hancock:
  • WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)

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