CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hanover

New Hampshire · 6,622 residents · 4.52 sq mi

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Hanover is home to 6,622 people in New Hampshire. This is an unusually credentialed place: 80% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $234,000. This skews young, with a median age of 21.6. Median household income runs $51,021, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Households here earn about 40% more than in New Hampshire as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

80% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,622

−19%vs 2000

vs 8,162 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

21.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 21.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.2%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.3%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.7%(177)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1923.6%(1,562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2434.3%(2,274)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.7%(641)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.4%(427)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(383)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(355)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(301)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(175)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,021

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,143 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,359

−42%vs 2000

vs $26,426 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$234,000

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $248,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$651

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $817 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.4%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

38.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(6,823)

Black2.2%(181)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(259)

Asian8.1%(665)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.4%(5,917)

Black3.7%(245)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(82)

Asian6.3%(416)

Other0.7%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(280)

Puerto Rican0.9%(80)

Central American0.9%(76)

Honduran0.9%(75)

South American0.3%(22)

Colombian0.2%(21)

Cuban0.2%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Chilean0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese7.9%(667)

Asian Indian2.9%(242)

Vietnamese1.3%(112)

Korean1%(81)

Japanese0.4%(33)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Indonesian0%(4)

Pakistani0%(4)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English16.5%(1,400)

Irish13.8%(1,169)

German12.5%(1,057)

Italian7.9%(666)

Scottish5.2%(439)

American3.6%(303)

French3.5%(298)

Norwegian2.6%(219)

Arab2.3%(195)

Polish2%(172)

Lebanese1.4%(115)

French Canadian1.3%(112)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.1%(95)

Armenian1%(84)

Swedish0.9%(74)

British0.9%(73)

Ukrainian0.8%(72)

Dutch0.8%(69)

Russian0.8%(65)

Subsaharan African0.7%(60)

Belgian0.6%(47)

Romanian0.5%(40)

Czech0.4%(37)

Portuguese0.4%(37)

Swiss0.4%(34)

Syrian0.3%(28)

Welsh0.3%(28)

Lithuanian0.3%(22)

Greek0.2%(20)

Bulgarian0.2%(19)

Nigerian0.2%(19)

West Indian0.2%(16)

Hungarian0.2%(14)

Slovene0.2%(14)

Danish0.2%(13)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Haitian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Turkish0.1%(8)

Kenyan0.1%(6)

Jamaican0.1%(6)

Ethiopian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

79.8%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

98.4%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

43.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 9.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married63.2%(2,443)

Married31.8%(1,229)

Widowed2.7%(103)

Divorced2.4%(92)

Women 15+

Never married57%(2,296)

Married29.6%(1,191)

Widowed7.7%(311)

Divorced5.7%(231)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 3.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

42.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

1.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.6%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 88.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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