Hanson vs White Island Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Hanson and White Island Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Hanson and White Island Shores 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 1,880 in White Island Shores). Hanson has the higher median household income ($115,109 vs $104,940 in White Island Shores). Hanson has the higher median home value ($490,700 vs $366,800 in White Island Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Hanson	White Island Shores
Population	2,002	1,880
Median age	41.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$115,109	$104,940
Median home value	$490,700	$366,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,694
Housing units	751	789
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanson	White Island Shores
Population	1,769 → 2,002 (+13.2%)	2,634 → 1,880 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$97,500 → $115,109 (+18.1%)	$90,475 → $104,940 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$343,600 → $490,700 (+42.8%)	$271,900 → $366,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$895 → $1,694 (+89.3%)

Hanson

Population

1,7692,002

Median household income

$97,500$115,109

Median home value

$343,600$490,700

White Island Shores

Population

2,6341,880

Median household income

$90,475$104,940

Median home value

$271,900$366,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanson	White Island Shores
Under 5	5.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	10.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	22.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.7%
75 and over	7.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanson	White Island Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanson	White Island Shores
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	30.7%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanson	White Island Shores
Drove alone	80.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.9%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanson	White Island Shores
1-unit, detached	98.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
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	White Island Shores
Poverty rate	2.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.84	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	33	38
Median year structure built	1967	1967