Hanover vs Napoleon

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

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

Napoleon has the higher population (969 vs 413 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $50,722 in Napoleon). Hanover has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $123,500 in Napoleon).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Napoleon
Population	413	969
Median age	33.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$50,722
Median home value	$142,700	$123,500
Median gross rent	$938	$872
Housing units	173	537
Homeownership rate	68.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Napoleon
Population	476 → 413 (-13.2%)	975 → 969 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$56,111 → $68,333 (+21.8%)	$35,083 → $50,722 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,700 (+45.5%)	$60,200 → $123,500 (+105.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $938 (+21.0%)	$689 → $872 (+26.6%)

Hanover

Population

476413

Median household income

$56,111$68,333

Median home value

$98,100$142,700

Median gross rent

$775$938

Napoleon

Population

975969

Median household income

$35,083$50,722

Median home value

$60,200$123,500

Median gross rent

$689$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Napoleon
Under 5	2.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	26.6%	20.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	0.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	22.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.6%
75 and over	3.4%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Napoleon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	94.0%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Napoleon
No high school diploma	7.1%	22.6%
High school graduate	55.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Napoleon
Drove alone	84.8%	90.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Napoleon
1-unit, detached	74.6%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Napoleon
Poverty rate	10.4%	21.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	44
Median year structure built	1949	1979