Hanover vs Stockton

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

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

Stockton has the higher population (1,867 vs 847 in Hanover). Stockton has the higher median household income ($52,800 vs $39,583 in Hanover). Stockton has the higher median home value ($88,400 vs $86,200 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Stockton
Population	847	1,867
Median age	50.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	$52,800
Median home value	$86,200	$88,400
Median gross rent	$751	$804
Housing units	459	872
Homeownership rate	65.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Stockton
Population	736 → 847 (+15.1%)	1,815 → 1,867 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $39,583 (-5.1%)	$43,750 → $52,800 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $86,200 (+10.7%)	$83,400 → $88,400 (+6.0%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $751 (+29.3%)	$588 → $804 (+36.7%)

Hanover

Population

736847

Median household income

$41,719$39,583

Median home value

$77,900$86,200

Median gross rent

$581$751

Stockton

Population

1,8151,867

Median household income

$43,750$52,800

Median home value

$83,400$88,400

Median gross rent

$588$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Stockton
Under 5	1.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	22.5%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	17.8%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	5.9%
75 and over	11.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Stockton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Stockton
No high school diploma	15.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	44.4%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Stockton
Drove alone	81.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Stockton
1-unit, detached	70.4%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Stockton
Poverty rate	22.6%	12.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1943	1951