Hanson vs Nortonville

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

Hanson and Nortonville 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 949 in Nortonville). Hanson has the higher median household income ($90,799 vs $47,946 in Nortonville). Hanson has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $66,800 in Nortonville).

Population, income & housing

	Hanson	Nortonville
Population	989	949
Median age	47.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,799	$47,946
Median home value	$140,100	$66,800
Median gross rent	$850	$821
Housing units	426	480
Homeownership rate	92.9%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanson	Nortonville
Population	792 → 989 (+24.9%)	943 → 949 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$41,691 → $90,799 (+117.8%)	$33,529 → $47,946 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $140,100 (+12.1%)	$63,400 → $66,800 (+5.4%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $850 (+4.0%)	$600 → $821 (+36.8%)

Hanson

Population

792989

Median household income

$41,691$90,799

Median home value

$125,000$140,100

Median gross rent

$817$850

Nortonville

Population

943949

Median household income

$33,529$47,946

Median home value

$63,400$66,800

Median gross rent

$600$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanson	Nortonville
Under 5	5.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	3.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	3.9%	18.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.7%
75 and over	23.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanson	Nortonville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	10.5%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanson	Nortonville
No high school diploma	10.9%	11.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanson	Nortonville
Drove alone	87.7%	93.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanson	Nortonville
1-unit, detached	91.3%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Hanson	Nortonville
Poverty rate	8.6%	19.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1980	1969