Hanover vs The Galena Territory

A side-by-side comparison of Hanover and The Galena Territory: population, income, housing, and more.

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

The Galena Territory has the higher population (1,644 vs 847 in Hanover). The Galena Territory has the higher median household income ($112,386 vs $39,583 in Hanover). The Galena Territory has the higher median home value ($311,000 vs $86,200 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
Population	847	1,644
Median age	50.9 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	$112,386
Median home value	$86,200	$311,000
Median gross rent	$751	$1,148
Housing units	459	2,090
Homeownership rate	65.4%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	59.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
Population	736 → 847 (+15.1%)	1,334 → 1,644 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $39,583 (-5.1%)	$88,333 → $112,386 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $86,200 (+10.7%)	$297,400 → $311,000 (+4.6%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $751 (+29.3%)	$1,667 → $1,148 (-31.1%)

Hanover

Population

736847

Median household income

$41,719$39,583

Median home value

$77,900$86,200

Median gross rent

$581$751

The Galena Territory

Population

1,3341,644

Median household income

$88,333$112,386

Median home value

$297,400$311,000

Median gross rent

$1,667$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
Under 5	1.9%	1.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	10.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	2.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	5.9%
45 to 54	17.8%	17.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	26.8%
75 and over	11.1%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
No high school diploma	15.3%	1.5%
High school graduate	44.4%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
Drove alone	81.0%	56.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	35.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
1-unit, detached	70.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	The Galena Territory
Poverty rate	22.6%	1.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1943	1994