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Population (year 2000): 2,052. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,011 (-2.0% change)
Males: 961 (46.8%), Females: 1,091 (53.2%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
50423
Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $33,150 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,700 (year 2000)
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
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%).
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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Britt:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 34 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 104 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Britt:
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; FOREST CITY, IA;
ID: FXY)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 23 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- CLARION MUNI (about 26 miles; CLARION, IA; ID: CAV)
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; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 75 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 77
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 87 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
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)
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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