Hanover vs York

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

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

York has the higher population (44,830 vs 16,483 in Hanover). Hanover has the higher median household income ($64,135 vs $47,115 in York). Hanover has the higher median home value ($200,900 vs $103,100 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	York
Population	16,483	44,830
Median age	40.7 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,135	$47,115
Median home value	$200,900	$103,100
Median gross rent	$1,095	$958
Housing units	7,911	19,307
Homeownership rate	56.2%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	York
Population	15,609 → 16,483 (+5.6%)	44,022 → 44,830 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$51,909 → $64,135 (+23.6%)	$33,906 → $47,115 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$155,300 → $200,900 (+29.4%)	$75,900 → $103,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,095 (+29.9%)	$846 → $958 (+13.2%)

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

York

Population

44,02244,830

Median household income

$33,906$47,115

Median home value

$75,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$846$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	York
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.9%
75 and over	10.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	York
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	34.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	York
No high school diploma	13.5%	19.0%
High school graduate	44.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	York
Drove alone	81.4%	66.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	5.4%
Walked	3.7%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.9%
Worked from home	3.8%	9.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	York
1-unit, detached	47.4%	21.3%
1-unit, attached	21.9%	41.0%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	7.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	York
Poverty rate	13.1%	22.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1954	1941