COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hanover vs Sylacauga
PLACE A
Hanover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sylacauga, Alabama
Hanover is 38% larger than Sylacauga. Hanover earns more, with a median household income $11,276 higher. Hanover has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -1%).
HANOVERSYLACAUGADIFFERENCE
Total population16,68412,055+38% vs Sylacauga
Population density4,514595+3,919
Population growth7.5%-1.3%+8.8 pts
Median age41.237.4+3.8
Male48.2%43.3%+4.9 pts
Female51.8%56.7%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born6.0%1.1%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.0%61.3%+16.7 pts
Black3.4%33.7%−30.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%1.5%+11.2 pts
Asian1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Other4.5%3.6%+0.9 pts
Median household income$61,293$50,017+$11,276
Per capita income$35,446$25,429+$10,017
Poverty rate14.5%21.0%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%17.9%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree6.4%8.0%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%6.7%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation67.7%55.9%+11.8 pts
Median home value$212,800$161,200+$51,600
Median gross rent$1,137$773+$364
Owner-occupied53.4%55.1%−1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%8.0%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%33.4%+11.8 pts
Average commute23.424.1−0.7
Worked from home5.4%3.4%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.8%5.8%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025