COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hanover vs Taneytown
PLACE A
Hanover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Taneytown, Maryland
Hanover is 102% larger than Taneytown. Taneytown earns more, with a median household income $26,328 higher.
HANOVERTANEYTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population16,6848,259+102% vs Taneytown
Population density4,5142,458+2,056
Population growth7.5%7.5%−0.1 pts
Median age41.238.4+2.8
Male48.2%46.1%+2.1 pts
Female51.8%53.9%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born6.0%4.7%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.0%83.1%−5.1 pts
Black3.4%9.2%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%3.7%+9.0 pts
Asian1.5%0.4%+1.0 pts
Other4.5%3.5%+0.9 pts
Median household income$61,293$87,621−$26,328
Per capita income$35,446$40,829−$5,383
Poverty rate14.5%11.2%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%23.5%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree6.4%10.7%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%4.0%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation67.7%59.7%+8.0 pts
Median home value$212,800$338,400−$125,600
Median gross rent$1,137$1,059+$78
Owner-occupied53.4%76.9%−23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%4.7%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%67.5%−22.3 pts
Average commute23.437.0−13.6
Worked from home5.4%15.7%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.8%3.0%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025