Hanson is a city of 958 people in Kentucky. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 333 people. That is roughly 50% ahead of the Kentucky median. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,903, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% 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 Hanson
What changed most since 1990
Population422 → 958(+127%)US over the same years: +35%
White share100.0% → 91.2%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate17.1% → 7.6%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hanson's population equals 2.1% of Hopkins County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% 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)7.4%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.2%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era84.2%(80)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 95 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
Hanson, decade by decade
Hanson 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
422
$62,649
$88,323
6.4%
0.0
2000
625
$56,927
$120,411
11.5%
7.1
2010
742
$64,641
$127,889
14.2%
6.2
2020
758
$79,540
$147,020
19.9%
25.2
2024
958
$95,903
$141,500
22.9%
20.6
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.
