Hanover

Population: 8,520
Median household income: $135,250
Median home value: $682,100

Located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, Hanover is a community with a population of 8,520. At $135,250, its median household income sits above Grafton County's $84,021.

From 2019 to 2023, Hanover's population held roughly steady from 8,508 to 8,520, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $603,700 to $682,100.

45.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,520
Median age: 21.8 yrs
Median household income: $135,250
Median home value: $682,100
Median gross rent: $2,132
Housing units: 2,628
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5088,520

Median household income

$109,514$135,250

Median home value

$603,700$682,100

Median gross rent

$1,415$2,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,508	$109,514	$603,700	$1,415
2020	8,744	$79,844	$503,300	$1,657
2021	8,813	$136,992	$610,900	$1,694
2022	8,234	$111,958	$652,200	$2,021
2023	8,520	$135,250	$682,100	$2,132

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 2446.9%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	2.0%
5 to 17	610	7.2%
18 to 24	3,999	46.9%
25 to 34	511	6.0%
35 to 44	722	8.5%
45 to 54	572	6.7%
55 to 64	511	6.0%
65 to 74	432	5.1%
75 and over	996	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,935	69.7%
Black or African American	335	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.3%
Asian	1,007	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	75	0.9%
Two or more races	602	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	532	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.3%

High school graduate4.0%

Some college or associate's7.7%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree61.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	0.3%
High school graduate	149	4.0%
Some college or associate's	289	7.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,010	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,283	61.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone50.1%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked17.7%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home24.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,379	50.1%
Carpooled	123	4.5%
Public transit	19	0.7%
Walked	487	17.7%
Bicycle	43	1.6%
Worked from home	671	24.4%
Other means	33	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,355	65.0%
15 to 29 min	506	24.3%
30 to 44 min	81	3.9%
45 to 59 min	5	0.2%
60+ min	137	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 9.9% (441 of 4,467)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,083	50.7%
Nonfamily households	1,055	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,138	81.4%
Vacant	490	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,217	56.9%
Renter-occupied	921	43.1%

1-unit, detached45.2%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units23.6%

20 or more units16.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,187	45.2%
1-unit, attached	244	9.3%
2 to 4 units	141	5.4%
5 to 19 units	619	23.6%
20 or more units	429	16.3%
Mobile home & other	8	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3333780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 43.7116, -72.2731