Hanover vs Red Lion

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

Hanover and Red Lion 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 6,494 in Red Lion). Hanover has the higher median household income ($64,135 vs $63,672 in Red Lion). Hanover has the higher median home value ($200,900 vs $172,000 in Red Lion).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Red Lion
Population	16,483	6,494
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,135	$63,672
Median home value	$200,900	$172,000
Median gross rent	$1,095	$863
Housing units	7,911	2,841
Homeownership rate	56.2%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Red Lion
Population	15,609 → 16,483 (+5.6%)	6,322 → 6,494 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$51,909 → $64,135 (+23.6%)	$58,003 → $63,672 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $200,900 (+29.4%)	$119,500 → $172,000 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,095 (+29.9%)	$825 → $863 (+4.6%)

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

Red Lion

Population

6,3226,494

Median household income

$58,003$63,672

Median home value

$119,500$172,000

Median gross rent

$825$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Red Lion
Under 5	5.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	21.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.5%
75 and over	10.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Red Lion
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	85.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Red Lion
No high school diploma	13.5%	14.8%
High school graduate	44.5%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Red Lion
Drove alone	81.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	6.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Red Lion
1-unit, detached	47.4%	29.7%
1-unit, attached	21.9%	32.6%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	14.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Red Lion
Poverty rate	13.1%	14.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1954	1944