Hanover vs Maple Lake

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (3,495 vs 2,104 in Maple Lake). Hanover has the higher median household income ($147,944 vs $75,469 in Maple Lake). Hanover has the higher median home value ($421,700 vs $221,800 in Maple Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Maple Lake
Population	3,495	2,104
Median age	37.6 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$147,944	$75,469
Median home value	$421,700	$221,800
Median gross rent	$1,806	$811
Housing units	1,197	814
Homeownership rate	91.9%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Maple Lake
Population	3,298 → 3,495 (+6.0%)	2,315 → 2,104 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$104,688 → $147,944 (+41.3%)	$69,327 → $75,469 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$297,800 → $421,700 (+41.6%)	$161,700 → $221,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $1,806 (+206.6%)	$721 → $811 (+12.5%)

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

Maple Lake

Population

2,3152,104

Median household income

$69,327$75,469

Median home value

$161,700$221,800

Median gross rent

$721$811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Maple Lake
Under 5	7.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	23.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	7.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	18.2%	17.3%
45 to 54	16.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	5.0%
75 and over	3.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Maple Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Maple Lake
No high school diploma	0.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	18.7%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Maple Lake
Drove alone	73.5%	85.6%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	22.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Maple Lake
1-unit, detached	95.5%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.7%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Maple Lake
Poverty rate	2.2%	6.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	2003	1979