Hanson vs Mortons Gap

A side-by-side comparison of Hanson and Mortons Gap: population, income, housing, and more.

Hanson and Mortons Gap are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hanson has the higher population (989 vs 746 in Mortons Gap). Hanson has the higher median household income ($90,799 vs $38,750 in Mortons Gap). Hanson has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $99,000 in Mortons Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
Population	989	746
Median age	47.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,799	$38,750
Median home value	$140,100	$99,000
Median gross rent	$850	$688
Housing units	426	367
Homeownership rate	92.9%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
Population	792 → 989 (+24.9%)	1,001 → 746 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$41,691 → $90,799 (+117.8%)	$35,972 → $38,750 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $140,100 (+12.1%)	$53,800 → $99,000 (+84.0%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $850 (+4.0%)	$682 → $688 (+0.9%)

Hanson

Population

792989

Median household income

$41,691$90,799

Median home value

$125,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$817$850

Mortons Gap

Population

1,001746

Median household income

$35,972$38,750

Median home value

$53,800$99,000

Median gross rent

$682$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
Under 5	5.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	3.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	8.2%	23.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.5%
75 and over	23.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	97.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
No high school diploma	10.9%	11.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
Drove alone	87.7%	93.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
1-unit, detached	91.3%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Hanson	Mortons Gap
Poverty rate	8.6%	20.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1980	1967