East Dubuque vs Hanover

A side-by-side comparison of East Dubuque and Hanover: population, income, housing, and more.

East Dubuque and Hanover are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Dubuque has the higher population (1,427 vs 847 in Hanover). East Dubuque has the higher median household income ($62,313 vs $39,583 in Hanover). East Dubuque has the higher median home value ($146,800 vs $86,200 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	East Dubuque	Hanover
Population	1,427	847
Median age	43.4 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,313	$39,583
Median home value	$146,800	$86,200
Median gross rent	$909	$751
Housing units	756	459
Homeownership rate	72.8%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dubuque	Hanover
Population	1,706 → 1,427 (-16.4%)	736 → 847 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $62,313 (+18.7%)	$41,719 → $39,583 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $146,800 (+12.5%)	$77,900 → $86,200 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $909 (+35.9%)	$581 → $751 (+29.3%)

East Dubuque

Population

1,7061,427

Median household income

$52,500$62,313

Median home value

$130,500$146,800

Median gross rent

$669$909

Hanover

Population

736847

Median household income

$41,719$39,583

Median home value

$77,900$86,200

Median gross rent

$581$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dubuque	Hanover
Under 5	5.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	17.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.0%
75 and over	12.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dubuque	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	82.1%
Black or African American	3.4%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dubuque	Hanover
No high school diploma	5.2%	15.3%
High school graduate	40.8%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dubuque	Hanover
Drove alone	81.3%	81.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	3.9%
Other means	1.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dubuque	Hanover
1-unit, detached	78.2%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dubuque	Hanover
Poverty rate	11.9%	22.6%
Average household size	1.98	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	16	31
Median year structure built	1960	1943