Hanover town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,773 ( 894 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.5 square miles
Population density: 950.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,715	92.84%	3.1%
Black:	84	0.57%	20.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	228	1.54%	39.0%
2+ races:	588	3.98%	386.0%
Hispanic:	138	0.93%	7.8%

Total non-White:	1,058	7.16%	82.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	415	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	479	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,879
13,300	95.83%
106	0.76%
13	0.09%
164	1.18%
121	0.87%
128	0.92%
579	4.17%

2000
13,164
12,807	97.29%
131	1.00%
0	0.00%
54	0.41%
76	0.58%
51	0.39%
357	2.71%

1990
11,912
11,722	98.40%
67	0.56%
0	0.00%
74	0.62%
n/a
49	0.41%
190	1.60%

1980
11,358
11,227	98.85%
38	0.33%
19	0.17%
7	0.06%
n/a
60	0.53%
131	1.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

493	3.7
222	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,085	9.1
167	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

495	4.4
59	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Hanover town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
3,861	26.1%
10,912	73.9%
2,227	15.1%

4,843
3.03

3,898	80.5%
3,367	86.4%
157	4.0%
945	19.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
3,878	27.9%
10,001	72.1%
1,852	13.3%

4,709
2.93

3,740	79.4%
3,211	85.9%
189	5.1%
969	20.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
3,953	30.0%
9,211	70.0%
1,378	10.5%

4,355
3.02

3,558	81.7%
3,042	85.5%
135	3.8%
797	18.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
3,326	27.9%
8,586	72.1%
1,099	9.2%

3,706
3.17

3,093	83.5%
2,682	86.7%
87	2.8%
613	16.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
4,066	35.8%
7,292	64.2%
675	5.9%

3,132
3.58

2,846	90.9%
2,469	86.8%
172	6.0%
286	9.1%

2022 Housing Data for Hanover town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	90	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	146	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	107	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	119	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	0.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	71	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	78	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	194	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	105	2.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	424	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	333	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	403	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	792	16.4%
$200,000 or more	1,873	38.7%

Median Household Income	163,613
Per Capita Income	67,346

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	133	2.7%
Public Assistance	42	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	234	4.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,346	80.4%
Unemployed	483	5.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,829	85.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,310	14.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,743	2,428	53.0%
Non-Profit	156	502	23.7%
Self-Employed	454	448	50.3%

Local Government	404	275	59.5%
State Government	128	142	47.4%
Federal Government	66	40	62.3%

Total Private + Self	3,197	2,876	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	754	959	44.0%
Total	3,951	3,835	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,335	29.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,528	19.6%
Professional, Technical	1,924	24.7%
Service Occupations	1,039	13.3%
All others	974	12.5%

White Collar		74.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,278	16.4%
Finance and insurance	1,201	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	821	10.5%
Retail trade	776	9.9%
Educational services	740	9.5%
Construction	707	9.1%
Other services	476	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	380	4.9%
Manufacturing	264	3.4%
Public administration	227	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	194	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	190	2.4%
Utilities	135	1.7%
Wholesale trade	128	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	103	1.3%
Information	75	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	69	0.9%
Management	36	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28	0.19%
Puerto Rican	62	0.42%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	48	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	100	0.68%
Indian	67	0.45%
Korean	18	0.12%
Chinese	11	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,221	95.5%
Other Indo-European	219	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	129	0.9%
Vietnamese	119	0.9%
Spanish	55	0.4%
Chinese	52	0.4%
Arabic	20	0.1%
Korean	18	0.1%
Other	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	6,167	41.7%
Italian	2,989	20.2%
English	1,644	11.1%
German	1,092	7.4%
French	691	4.7%
American	652	4.4%
Polish	567	3.8%
French Canadian	401	2.7%
Greek	264	1.8%
Scottish	253	1.7%
Swedish	210	1.4%
Lebanese	190	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	181	1.2%
Canadian	172	1.2%
European	149	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,709	99.6%
Not a citizen	64	0.4%

Native	14,278	96.6%
Foreign-born	495	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
131	1.4%	150	1.6%	1,627	17.3%	2,072	22.0%	3,372	35.8%	2,073	22.0%
Average years of education: 15.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	131	1.4%
9-12 Years	150	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,627	17.3%
Some College	2,072	22.0%
Bach. Degree	3,372	35.8%
Grad Degree	2,073	22.0%
Average years of education: 15.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +240	D +920	D + 10.7%
D +1,160
2020 vs. 2012	R -404	D +1,955	D + 23.0%
D +1,551
2020 vs. 2008	R +96	D +1,214	D + 14.4%
D +1,310

2016 vs. 2008	R -144	D +294	D + 3.7%
D +150
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Joe Biden (D)	4,910	50.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,507	46.7%	235	2.4%	9,652	15	0	0.27%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	4,267	49.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,750	43.3%	649	7.5%	8,666	16	3	0.26%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,911	58.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,359	40.2%	89	1.1%	8,359	21	12	0.26%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	4,411	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	3,600	44.2%	142	1.7%	8,153	18	9	0.26%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,968	52.2%	John Kerry (D)	3,566	46.9%	68	0.9%	7,602	15	1	0.26%
2000	75%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,396	49.4%	George W. Bush (R)	3,058	44.5%	421	6.1%	6,875	12	-3	0.25%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,910

50.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,507

46.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

153

1.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

9,652

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,750

43.3%

Donald Trump (R)

4,267

49.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

400

4.6%

Other

249

2.9%

TOTAL

8,666

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,359

40.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,911

58.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

8,359

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,600

44.2%

John McCain (R)

4,411

54.1%

Other

142

1.7%

TOTAL

8,153

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,968

52.2%

John Kerry (D)

3,566

46.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,602

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Hanover town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,058

44.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,396

49.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

342

5.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,875

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hanover town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Geoff Diehl (R)	3,727	50.9%	Maura Healey (D)	3,524	48.1%	76 [+]	1.0%	7,327	16	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 70 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2020	S2	82%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	4,730	49.8%	Ed Markey* (D)	4,709	49.5%	67 [+]	0.7%	9,506	17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 67 (0.7%);
2018	S1	66%	Geoff Diehl (R)	4,359	58.0%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	2,945	39.2%	214 [+]	2.8%	7,518	22	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 208 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	G	65%	Charlie Baker* (R)	5,972	81.5%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,317	18.0%	38 [+]	0.5%	7,327	15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 38 (0.5%);
2014	S2	56%	Brian Herr (R)	3,326	55.4%	Ed Markey* (D)	2,676	44.5%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,008	17	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2014	G	58%	Charlie Baker (R)	4,177	67.3%	Martha Coakley (D)	1,815	29.3%	211 [+]	3.4%	6,203	19	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 146 (2.4%); Scott Lively (I) 33 (0.5%); Jeff McCormick (I) 29 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,973
Median Value	$646,400

Occupied	4,843	97.4%
Vacant	130	2.6%

Owned	4,276	88.3%
Rented	567	11.7%
Median Rent	$1,424

Single-Family Units	4,382	88.1%
Detached	4,239	85.2%
Attached	143	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	373	7.5%
Mobile Homes	12	0.2%

Hanover town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hanover town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Hanover town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hanover town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hanover town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hanover town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hanover town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hanover town, MA