Hanover vs Kirkersville

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (1,183 vs 550 in Kirkersville). Hanover has the higher median household income ($84,115 vs $79,286 in Kirkersville). Hanover has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $173,500 in Kirkersville).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Kirkersville
Population	1,183	550
Median age	39.6 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,115	$79,286
Median home value	$220,500	$173,500
Median gross rent	$900	$1,160
Housing units	456	215
Homeownership rate	83.4%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Kirkersville
Population	1,111 → 1,183 (+6.5%)	414 → 550 (+32.9%)
Median household income	$68,047 → $84,115 (+23.6%)	$58,393 → $79,286 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $220,500 (+36.1%)	$125,000 → $173,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $900 (+29.7%)	$548 → $1,160 (+111.7%)

Hanover

Population

1,1111,183

Median household income

$68,047$84,115

Median home value

$162,000$220,500

Median gross rent

$694$900

Kirkersville

Population

414550

Median household income

$58,393$79,286

Median home value

$125,000$173,500

Median gross rent

$548$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Kirkersville
Under 5	7.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	23.8%
75 and over	4.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Kirkersville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Kirkersville
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.0%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Kirkersville
Drove alone	77.7%	86.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Kirkersville
1-unit, detached	88.8%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Kirkersville
Poverty rate	5.1%	13.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1968	1950