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Population: 2,052. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,011 (-2.0% change)
Males: 961 (46.8%), Females: 1,091 (53.2%)

Hancock County

Zip code: 50423

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $33,150
Median house value: $60,700

Population by Race

Races in Britt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.8%)
  • Other race (4.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Norwegian (11.4%), Czech (7.5%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.8%), United States (4.6%).

Elevation: 1220 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Britt, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Britt

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Britt city

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

3.8% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -158 (-7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Britt:

  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (532 FIRST STREET NW)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Britt:

  • BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; BELMOND, IA)
  • WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CLARION, IA)
  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles; ALGONA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Britt:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 34 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 104 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Britt:

  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
  • BELMOND MUNI (about 23 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)
  • CLARION MUNI (about 26 miles; CLARION, IA; Abbreviation: CAV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Britt:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 75 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 77 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 87 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)

Schools

Public high school in Britt:

  • WEST HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 420 9TH AVE SW; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Britt:

  • BRITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 49 2ND AVE SE; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Britt:

  • BRITT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $67,921; Location: 132 MAIN AVE. SW; 14,665 books; 220 audio materials; 308 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

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