Hanover vs Plymouth

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

Hanover and Plymouth 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 4,877 in Plymouth). Hanover has the higher median household income ($135,250 vs $77,368 in Plymouth). Hanover has the higher median home value ($682,100 vs $274,200 in Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Plymouth
Population	8,520	4,877
Median age	21.8 yrs	23.2 yrs
Median household income	$135,250	$77,368
Median home value	$682,100	$274,200
Median gross rent	$2,132	$1,312
Housing units	2,628	1,528
Homeownership rate	56.9%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.0%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Plymouth
Population	8,508 → 8,520 (+0.1%)	3,438 → 4,877 (+41.9%)
Median household income	$109,514 → $135,250 (+23.5%)	$76,135 → $77,368 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$603,700 → $682,100 (+13.0%)	$197,300 → $274,200 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $2,132 (+50.7%)	$1,150 → $1,312 (+14.1%)

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

Plymouth

Population

3,4384,877

Median household income

$76,135$77,368

Median home value

$197,300$274,200

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Plymouth
Under 5	2.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	7.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	46.9%	41.7%
25 to 34	6.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	8.9%
55 to 64	6.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	5.1%	4.6%
75 and over	11.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	11.8%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Plymouth
No high school diploma	0.3%	0.6%
High school graduate	4.0%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	7.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	61.0%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Plymouth
Drove alone	50.1%	58.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	17.7%	16.6%
Bicycle	1.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	24.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	45.2%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	23.6%	14.5%
20 or more units	16.3%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Plymouth
Poverty rate	9.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.09	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1975	1973