Hanover County, Virginia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 111,652
Median household income: $109,504
Median home value: $372,700

Hanover County is a county in Virginia with a population of 111,652. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $109,504, its median household income sits above Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Hanover County's population grew 5.8% from 105,537 to 111,652, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $89,390 to $109,504.

5.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.61 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 111,652
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $109,504
Median home value: $372,700
Median gross rent: $1,496
Housing units: 43,983
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	105,537	$89,390	$282,900	$1,159
2020	106,538	$91,444	$288,800	$1,215
2021	109,232	$96,911	$304,700	$1,260
2022	110,513	$104,678	$347,900	$1,392
2023	111,652	$109,504	$372,700	$1,496

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,508	4.9%
5 to 17	18,750	16.8%
18 to 24	9,425	8.4%
25 to 34	11,620	10.4%
35 to 44	14,178	12.7%
45 to 54	14,694	13.2%
55 to 64	16,534	14.8%
65 to 74	12,522	11.2%
75 and over	8,421	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90,634	81.2%
Black or African American	9,354	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.1%
Asian	1,974	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	80	0.1%
Some other race	628	0.6%
Two or more races	4,663	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,203	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,409	5.7%
High school graduate	19,005	24.4%
Some college or associate's	21,524	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	20,550	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,481	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,917	76.2%
Carpooled	3,104	5.4%
Public transit	114	0.2%
Walked	572	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9,332	16.2%
Other means	603	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,781	18.2%
15 to 29 min	21,254	44.0%
30 to 44 min	12,510	25.9%
45 to 59 min	3,010	6.2%
60+ min	2,755	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 5.2% (5,663 of 109,403)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,369	72.3%
Nonfamily households	11,643	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,012	95.5%
Vacant	1,971	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,790	82.8%
Renter-occupied	7,222	17.2%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,402	85.0%
1-unit, attached	2,098	4.8%
2 to 4 units	463	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1,990	4.5%
20 or more units	1,012	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1,018	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 51085
State: Virginia
Land area: 468 sq mi
Water area: 4.9 sq mi
Center point: 37.7602, -77.4913

Cities & places

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