COMPARING TWO PLACES
Littlestown vs Hanover
PLACE A
Littlestown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Littlestown is 71% smaller than Hanover. Littlestown earns more, with a median household income $9,608 higher.
LITTLESTOWNHANOVERDIFFERENCE
Total population4,89516,684−71% vs Hanover
Population density2,6764,514−1,838
Population growth7.8%7.5%+0.4 pts
Median age38.941.2−2.3
Male50.6%48.2%+2.4 pts
Female49.4%51.8%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.9%6.0%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%78.0%+9.7 pts
Black2.1%3.4%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%12.7%−11.4 pts
Asian0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Other8.5%4.5%+4.1 pts
Median household income$70,901$61,293+$9,608
Per capita income$34,365$35,446−$1,081
Poverty rate12.7%14.5%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.412−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%15.9%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree6.9%6.4%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%8.9%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation60.9%67.7%−6.8 pts
Median home value$254,700$212,800+$41,900
Median gross rent$964$1,137−$173
Owner-occupied72.3%53.4%+18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%7.0%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%45.1%−7.0 pts
Average commute34.923.4+11.5
Worked from home17.2%5.4%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.0%5.8%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025