Ashland vs Hanover

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

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

Ashland has the higher population (7,667 vs 52 in Hanover). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -76.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Hanover
Population	7,667	52
Median age	30.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	—
Median home value	$272,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,154	—
Housing units	3,063	43
Homeownership rate	56.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Hanover
Population	7,750 → 7,667 (-1.1%)	223 → 52 (-76.7%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $65,000 (+18.2%)	$49,167 → $48,306 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$191,900 → $272,600 (+42.1%)	$238,500 → $258,100 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,154 (+16.3%)	—

Ashland

Population

7,7507,667

Median household income

$55,000$65,000

Median home value

$191,900$272,600

Median gross rent

$992$1,154

Hanover

Population

22352

Median household income

$49,167$48,306

Median home value

$238,500$258,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Hanover
Under 5	3.5%	21.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	11.5%
18 to 24	24.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.5%	23.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	21.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.6%	23.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Hanover
White (non-Hispanic)	64.1%	44.2%
Black or African American	19.1%	55.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Hanover
No high school diploma	10.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Hanover
Drove alone	74.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Hanover
1-unit, detached	51.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Hanover
Poverty rate	16.4%	21.2%
Average household size	2.25	1.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1983	1938