CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hanover

Pennsylvania · 14,399 residents · 3.70 sq mi

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Hanover is home to 14,399 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 38.7, about 6 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

14,399

−1%vs 2000

vs 14,535 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(915)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(694)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(734)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,070)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(2,360)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(1,724)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,381)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,517)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(1,650)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(1,119)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(421)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,947

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,856

−32%vs 2000

vs $20,516 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,200

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $496 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.5% in 2000

44.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(13,912)

Black0.5%(70)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(298)

Asian0.9%(127)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(14,267)

Black0.2%(35)

Hispanic / Latino1%(140)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0.5%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(894)

Puerto Rican5.1%(846)

Central American0.6%(107)

Panamanian0.3%(52)

South American0.3%(45)

Peruvian0.3%(45)

Cuban0.2%(35)

Nicaraguan0.2%(34)

Dominican0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(124)

Chinese0.7%(120)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German36%(5,962)

Irish16.8%(2,790)

English9.3%(1,539)

American9.1%(1,506)

Italian3%(501)

French2.4%(394)

Polish2.1%(342)

Scottish1.5%(243)

Welsh1.4%(233)

Russian1.3%(219)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(139)

Hungarian0.6%(96)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(77)

Dutch0.5%(76)

British0.2%(41)

Greek0.2%(40)

Danish0.2%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(29)

West Indian0.2%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Slovene0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(18)

Australian0.1%(16)

Bulgarian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Austrian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married40.6%(2,651)

Married44.8%(2,921)

Widowed3.1%(201)

Divorced11.5%(750)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(2,314)

Married37.1%(2,744)

Widowed12.8%(948)

Divorced18.9%(1,396)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% 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)18.6%(168)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(228)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(312)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 902 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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