Delano vs Hanover

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

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

Delano has the higher population (6,712 vs 3,495 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($147,944 vs $118,091 in Delano). Hanover has the higher median home value ($421,700 vs $347,500 in Delano).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	Hanover
Population	6,712	3,495
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,091	$147,944
Median home value	$347,500	$421,700
Median gross rent	$909	$1,806
Housing units	2,579	1,197
Homeownership rate	77.3%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	47.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	Hanover
Population	6,085 → 6,712 (+10.3%)	3,298 → 3,495 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$101,798 → $118,091 (+16.0%)	$104,688 → $147,944 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $347,500 (+34.3%)	$297,800 → $421,700 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $909 (+6.8%)	$589 → $1,806 (+206.6%)

Delano

Population

6,0856,712

Median household income

$101,798$118,091

Median home value

$258,700$347,500

Median gross rent

$851$909

Hanover

Population

3,2983,495

Median household income

$104,688$147,944

Median home value

$297,800$421,700

Median gross rent

$589$1,806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	Hanover
Under 5	8.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	22.4%	24.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.0%
35 to 44	16.3%	18.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.8%
75 and over	6.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	Hanover
No high school diploma	2.4%	0.5%
High school graduate	23.4%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	Hanover
Drove alone	76.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	22.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	Hanover
1-unit, detached	76.5%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	9.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delano	Hanover
Poverty rate	3.2%	2.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1994	2003