Hanson vs Onset

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

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

Hanson has the higher population (2,002 vs 1,561 in Onset). Hanson has the higher median home value ($490,700 vs $415,500 in Onset). Since 2019, Onset's population has grown faster (+107.0% vs +13.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanson	Onset
Population	2,002	1,561
Median age	41.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$115,109	—
Median home value	$490,700	$415,500
Housing units	751	1,364
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanson	Onset
Population	1,769 → 2,002 (+13.2%)	754 → 1,561 (+107.0%)
Median household income	$97,500 → $115,109 (+18.1%)	$42,727 → $72,017 (+68.6%)
Median home value	$343,600 → $490,700 (+42.8%)	$228,800 → $415,500 (+81.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,345 → $1,583 (+17.7%)

Hanson

Population

1,7692,002

Median household income

$97,500$115,109

Median home value

$343,600$490,700

Onset

Population

7541,561

Median household income

$42,727$72,017

Median home value

$228,800$415,500

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanson	Onset
Under 5	5.0%	17.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	8.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	0.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	16.1%
75 and over	7.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanson	Onset
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	65.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	3.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanson	Onset
No high school diploma	5.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanson	Onset
Drove alone	80.1%	61.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	27.2%
Other means	1.3%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanson	Onset
1-unit, detached	98.9%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanson	Onset
Poverty rate	2.2%	6.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	33	16
Median year structure built	1967	1938