COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ludlow vs Hanover
PLACE A
Ludlow, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Ludlow is 95% smaller than Hanover. Hanover earns more, with a median household income $4,626 higher. Hanover has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
LUDLOWHANOVERDIFFERENCE
Total population76716,684−95% vs Hanover
Population density5734,514−3,941
Population growth-4.7%7.5%−12.1 pts
Median age48.741.2+7.5
Male46.2%48.2%−2.0 pts
Female53.8%51.8%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born3.8%6.0%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%78.0%+15.3 pts
Black0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%12.7%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other3.5%4.5%−1.0 pts
Median household income$56,667$61,293−$4,626
Per capita income$56,976$35,446+$21,530
Poverty rate8.7%14.5%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5820.412+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%15.9%+23.4 pts
Graduate degree13.0%6.4%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%8.9%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation63.4%67.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$304,000$212,800+$91,200
Median gross rent$1,018$1,137−$119
Owner-occupied51.4%53.4%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate43.7%7.0%+36.7 pts
Rent-burdened households32.0%45.1%−13.1 pts
Average commute21.123.4−2.3
Worked from home17.3%5.4%+11.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%5.8%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025