Albemarle County vs Hanover County

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

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

Albemarle County has the higher population (113,683 vs 111,652 in Hanover County). Hanover County has the higher median household income ($109,504 vs $102,617 in Albemarle County). Albemarle County has the higher median home value ($471,000 vs $372,700 in Hanover County).

Population, income & housing

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
Population	113,683	111,652
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$102,617	$109,504
Median home value	$471,000	$372,700
Median gross rent	$1,623	$1,496
Housing units	48,360	43,983
Homeownership rate	66.0%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
Population	107,405 → 113,683 (+5.8%)	105,537 → 111,652 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$79,880 → $102,617 (+28.5%)	$89,390 → $109,504 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$356,100 → $471,000 (+32.3%)	$282,900 → $372,700 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,273 → $1,623 (+27.5%)	$1,159 → $1,496 (+29.1%)

Albemarle County

Population

107,405113,683

Median household income

$79,880$102,617

Median home value

$356,100$471,000

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,623

Hanover County

Population

105,537111,652

Median household income

$89,390$109,504

Median home value

$282,900$372,700

Median gross rent

$1,159$1,496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	11.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.2%
75 and over	8.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	81.2%
Black or African American	8.8%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	14.6%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
Drove alone	66.2%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	2.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	16.2%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
1-unit, detached	60.2%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	4.5%
20 or more units	7.4%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Albemarle County	Hanover County
Poverty rate	6.8%	5.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1991	1990