Hanover vs Mechanicsville

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

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

Mechanicsville has the higher population (38,437 vs 52 in Hanover). Since 2019, Mechanicsville's population has grown faster (+2.5% vs -76.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
Population	52	38,437
Median age	37.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$97,569
Median home value	—	$323,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,645
Housing units	43	15,846
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
Population	223 → 52 (-76.7%)	37,496 → 38,437 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $48,306 (-1.8%)	$79,692 → $97,569 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$238,500 → $258,100 (+8.2%)	$241,400 → $323,600 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,202 → $1,645 (+36.9%)

Hanover

Population

22352

Median household income

$49,167$48,306

Median home value

$238,500$258,100

Mechanicsville

Population

37,49638,437

Median household income

$79,692$97,569

Median home value

$241,400$323,600

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
Under 5	21.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	23.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	21.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.1%
75 and over	23.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	81.5%
Black or African American	55.8%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	65.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
Drove alone	100.0%	80.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hanover	Mechanicsville
Poverty rate	21.2%	5.3%
Average household size	1.49	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1938	1990