East York vs Hanover

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

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

Hanover has the higher population (16,483 vs 8,868 in East York). East York has the higher median household income ($83,030 vs $64,135 in Hanover). East York has the higher median home value ($221,800 vs $200,900 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	East York	Hanover
Population	8,868	16,483
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,030	$64,135
Median home value	$221,800	$200,900
Median gross rent	$1,323	$1,095
Housing units	3,872	7,911
Homeownership rate	71.8%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East York	Hanover
Population	8,495 → 8,868 (+4.4%)	15,609 → 16,483 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$63,343 → $83,030 (+31.1%)	$51,909 → $64,135 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $221,800 (+35.1%)	$155,300 → $200,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,323 (+23.2%)	$843 → $1,095 (+29.9%)

East York

Population

8,4958,868

Median household income

$63,343$83,030

Median home value

$164,200$221,800

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,323

Hanover

Population

15,60916,483

Median household income

$51,909$64,135

Median home value

$155,300$200,900

Median gross rent

$843$1,095

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East York	Hanover
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.9%
75 and over	10.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East York	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	81.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East York	Hanover
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East York	Hanover
Drove alone	79.5%	81.4%
Carpooled	5.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East York	Hanover
1-unit, detached	64.2%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	21.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	8.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	East York	Hanover
Poverty rate	8.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1962	1954