Hanover is a city of 8,479 people in New Hampshire. This skews young, with a median age of 21.8. This is an unusually credentialed place: 89% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $842,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. That is roughly 55% ahead of the New Hampshire median. Median household income runs $153,281, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $153,281, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 21.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
89% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hanover
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree79.8% → 89.2%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hanover's population equals 9.2% of Grafton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 28% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 3.5% 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)1%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(92)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.7%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II15.3%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 196 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
6,622
$122,454
$561,616
79.8%
26.9
2000
8,162
$113,203
$452,317
77.0%
36.5
2010
8,636
$108,493
$680,444
83.4%
53.5
2020
9,078
$96,774
$610,019
80.5%
47.9
2024
8,479
$153,281
$842,600
89.2%
61.9
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.
