Elizabeth vs Hanover

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (847 vs 764 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $39,583 in Hanover). Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $86,200 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Hanover
Population	764	847
Median age	48.0 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$39,583
Median home value	$115,500	$86,200
Median gross rent	$741	$751
Housing units	427	459
Homeownership rate	64.5%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Hanover
Population	774 → 764 (-1.3%)	736 → 847 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $47,500 (+4.8%)	$41,719 → $39,583 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $115,500 (+22.1%)	$77,900 → $86,200 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $741 (+23.7%)	$581 → $751 (+29.3%)

Elizabeth

Population

774764

Median household income

$45,313$47,500

Median home value

$94,600$115,500

Median gross rent

$599$741

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)

	Elizabeth	Hanover
Under 5	3.5%	1.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	2.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	6.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.7%	13.0%
75 and over	20.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Hanover
No high school diploma	16.8%	15.3%
High school graduate	30.8%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Hanover
Drove alone	74.6%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.9%
Other means	2.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Hanover
1-unit, detached	74.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Hanover
Poverty rate	13.8%	22.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1952	1943