Hanover vs Weigelstown

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

Hanover and Weigelstown 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 15,401 in Weigelstown). Weigelstown has the higher median household income ($70,333 vs $64,135 in Hanover). Weigelstown has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $200,900 in Hanover).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Weigelstown
Population	16,483	15,401
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,135	$70,333
Median home value	$200,900	$202,100
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,358
Housing units	7,911	6,734
Homeownership rate	56.2%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Weigelstown
Population	15,609 → 16,483 (+5.6%)	12,812 → 15,401 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$51,909 → $64,135 (+23.6%)	$54,298 → $70,333 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $200,900 (+29.4%)	$148,300 → $202,100 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,095 (+29.9%)	$1,070 → $1,358 (+26.9%)

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

Weigelstown

Population

12,81215,401

Median household income

$54,298$70,333

Median home value

$148,300$202,100

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,358

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Weigelstown
Under 5	5.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	14.2%
75 and over	10.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Weigelstown
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	83.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Weigelstown
No high school diploma	13.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	44.5%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Weigelstown
Drove alone	81.4%	78.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	13.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Weigelstown
1-unit, detached	47.4%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	21.9%	24.9%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	2.3%
20 or more units	4.7%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Weigelstown
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1954	1990