Hanover vs Linn

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (831 vs 478 in Linn). Hanover has the higher median household income ($66,705 vs $65,556 in Linn). Hanover has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $97,200 in Linn).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Linn
Population	831	478
Median age	36.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,705	$65,556
Median home value	$110,300	$97,200
Median gross rent	$600	$491
Housing units	349	196
Homeownership rate	86.9%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Linn
Population	674 → 831 (+23.3%)	354 → 478 (+35.0%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $66,705 (+16.0%)	$41,944 → $65,556 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $110,300 (+33.5%)	$70,000 → $97,200 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $600 (+9.1%)	$613 → $491 (-19.9%)

Hanover

Population

674831

Median household income

$57,500$66,705

Median home value

$82,600$110,300

Median gross rent

$550$600

Linn

Population

354478

Median household income

$41,944$65,556

Median home value

$70,000$97,200

Median gross rent

$613$491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Linn
Under 5	11.1%	12.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	9.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.2%	2.9%
45 to 54	6.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	7.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	5.9%
75 and over	10.2%	19.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Linn
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Linn
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	38.6%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Linn
Drove alone	74.1%	71.7%
Carpooled	11.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Linn
1-unit, detached	92.3%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Linn
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1956	1955