Hanover vs Rockford

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

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

Rockford has the higher population (4,521 vs 3,495 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($147,944 vs $82,228 in Rockford). Hanover has the higher median home value ($421,700 vs $265,900 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Rockford
Population	3,495	4,521
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$147,944	$82,228
Median home value	$421,700	$265,900
Median gross rent	$1,806	$1,254
Housing units	1,197	1,923
Homeownership rate	91.9%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Rockford
Population	3,298 → 3,495 (+6.0%)	4,551 → 4,521 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$104,688 → $147,944 (+41.3%)	$65,548 → $82,228 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$297,800 → $421,700 (+41.6%)	$181,900 → $265,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $1,806 (+206.6%)	$974 → $1,254 (+28.7%)

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

Rockford

Population

4,5514,521

Median household income

$65,548$82,228

Median home value

$181,900$265,900

Median gross rent

$974$1,254

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Rockford
Under 5	7.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	24.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	16.1%	15.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	12.4%
75 and over	3.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Rockford
No high school diploma	0.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	18.7%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Rockford
Drove alone	73.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	1.8%	8.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	12.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Rockford
1-unit, detached	95.5%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	8.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Rockford
Poverty rate	2.2%	6.7%
Average household size	2.99	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	2003	1996