COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hanover vs Heath
PLACE A
Hanover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Heath, Alabama
Hanover is 6600% larger than Heath. Heath earns more, with a median household income $4,562 higher. Hanover has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
HANOVERHEATHDIFFERENCE
Total population16,684249+6600% vs Heath
Population density4,514280+4,234
Population growth7.5%-7.1%+14.5 pts
Median age41.260.3−19.1
Male48.2%60.7%−12.5 pts
Female51.8%39.3%+12.5 pts
Foreign-born6.0%1.9%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.0%83.1%−5.1 pts
Black3.4%10.9%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%3.0%+9.7 pts
Asian1.5%1.9%−0.4 pts
Other4.5%1.1%+3.3 pts
Median household income$61,293$65,855−$4,562
Per capita income$35,446$46,660−$11,214
Poverty rate14.5%16.9%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.370+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%11.6%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree6.4%1.3%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%0.0%+8.9 pts
Labor force participation67.7%49.0%+18.7 pts
Median home value$212,800$89,200+$123,600
Median gross rent$1,137$377+$760
Owner-occupied53.4%51.7%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%9.5%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%3.6%+41.5 pts
Average commute23.423.0+0.4
Worked from home5.4%4.1%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.8%12.0%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025