Hanover vs Lebanon

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

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

Lebanon has the higher population (14,759 vs 8,520 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($135,250 vs $92,288 in Lebanon). Hanover has the higher median home value ($682,100 vs $345,100 in Lebanon).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Lebanon
Population	8,520	14,759
Median age	21.8 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$135,250	$92,288
Median home value	$682,100	$345,100
Median gross rent	$2,132	$1,732
Housing units	2,628	7,514
Homeownership rate	56.9%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.0%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Lebanon
Population	8,508 → 8,520 (+0.1%)	13,623 → 14,759 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$109,514 → $135,250 (+23.5%)	$67,698 → $92,288 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$603,700 → $682,100 (+13.0%)	$245,400 → $345,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $2,132 (+50.7%)	$1,098 → $1,732 (+57.7%)

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

Lebanon

Population

13,62314,759

Median household income

$67,698$92,288

Median home value

$245,400$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Lebanon
Under 5	2.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	46.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.0%	21.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.1%
55 to 64	6.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	10.7%
75 and over	11.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	85.0%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	11.8%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Lebanon
No high school diploma	0.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	4.0%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	7.7%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	61.0%	30.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Lebanon
Drove alone	50.1%	59.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	13.4%
Public transit	0.7%	2.3%
Walked	17.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	24.4%	20.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Lebanon
1-unit, detached	45.2%	38.6%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	23.6%	15.1%
20 or more units	16.3%	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Lebanon
Poverty rate	9.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1975	1978