Hanover vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (1,199 vs 831 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($66,705 vs $56,875 in Washington). Hanover has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $85,400 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Washington
Population	831	1,199
Median age	36.7 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,705	$56,875
Median home value	$110,300	$85,400
Median gross rent	$600	$517
Housing units	349	589
Homeownership rate	86.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Washington
Population	674 → 831 (+23.3%)	1,069 → 1,199 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $66,705 (+16.0%)	$46,875 → $56,875 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $110,300 (+33.5%)	$72,100 → $85,400 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $600 (+9.1%)	$433 → $517 (+19.4%)

Hanover

Population

674831

Median household income

$57,500$66,705

Median home value

$82,600$110,300

Median gross rent

$550$600

Washington

Population

1,0691,199

Median household income

$46,875$56,875

Median home value

$72,100$85,400

Median gross rent

$433$517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Washington
Under 5	11.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.3%
75 and over	10.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Washington
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	38.6%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Washington
Drove alone	74.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	11.9%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Washington
1-unit, detached	92.3%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Washington
Poverty rate	8.1%	6.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1956	1949