Bristol vs Hanover

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (8,520 vs 2,157 in Bristol). Hanover has the higher median household income ($135,250 vs $60,972 in Bristol). Hanover has the higher median home value ($682,100 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Hanover
Population	2,157	8,520
Median age	42.7 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$135,250
Median home value	$192,900	$682,100
Median gross rent	$1,270	$2,132
Housing units	984	2,628
Homeownership rate	58.8%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	88.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Hanover
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	8,508 → 8,520 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$109,514 → $135,250 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$603,700 → $682,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$1,415 → $2,132 (+50.7%)

Bristol

Population

1,8702,157

Median household income

$46,250$60,972

Median home value

$163,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$830$1,270

Hanover

Population

8,5088,520

Median household income

$109,514$135,250

Median home value

$603,700$682,100

Median gross rent

$1,415$2,132

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Hanover
Under 5	4.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	7.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	46.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	6.0%
35 to 44	20.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	6.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.1%
75 and over	11.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	69.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	5.2%	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Hanover
No high school diploma	10.5%	0.3%
High school graduate	35.6%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	61.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Hanover
Drove alone	79.4%	50.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	8.9%	17.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	7.8%	24.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Hanover
1-unit, detached	60.8%	45.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	23.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	16.3%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Hanover
Poverty rate	11.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1980	1975