Hanover is a city of 3,554 people in Indiana. This skews young, with a median age of 28.1. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $138,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. 720 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hanover
What changed most since 1990
White share96.8% → 93.2%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,923 → $138,700(+42%)US over the same years: +67%
Hanover's population equals 11% of Jefferson County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 7.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.5%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.5%(59)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 142 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hanover, decade by decade
Hanover population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,610
$57,890
$97,923
19.5%
7.8
2000
2,834
$69,121
$124,783
15.9%
10.4
2010
3,546
$52,890
$118,826
14.7%
16.6
2020
3,743
$59,693
$118,537
12.5%
31.5
2024
3,554
$53,929
$138,700
17.0%
16.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
