Hanover vs Parma

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

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

Parma has the higher population (653 vs 413 in Hanover). Parma has the higher median household income ($71,413 vs $68,333 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $121,300 in Parma).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Parma
Population	413	653
Median age	33.2 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$71,413
Median home value	$142,700	$121,300
Median gross rent	$938	$1,050
Housing units	173	277
Homeownership rate	68.3%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Parma
Population	476 → 413 (-13.2%)	600 → 653 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$56,111 → $68,333 (+21.8%)	$71,500 → $71,413 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $142,700 (+45.5%)	$88,500 → $121,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $938 (+21.0%)	$675 → $1,050 (+55.6%)

Hanover

Population

476413

Median household income

$56,111$68,333

Median home value

$98,100$142,700

Median gross rent

$775$938

Parma

Population

600653

Median household income

$71,500$71,413

Median home value

$88,500$121,300

Median gross rent

$675$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Parma
Under 5	2.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	26.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	19.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.9%
75 and over	3.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Parma
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	86.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Parma
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	55.3%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Parma
Drove alone	84.8%	92.8%
Carpooled	9.1%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Parma
1-unit, detached	74.6%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Parma
Poverty rate	10.4%	12.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1949	1951