Demographics of Hanover town, Massachusetts

Hanover town, Massachusetts had 14,971 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +152 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hanover town, in four figures

14,971
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,845 ±36.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +152 people.; 41.8 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $189,803 ±$23,292
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hanover town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hanover town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Hanover town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hanover town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,819	100.0	100.0
2021	14,886	100.5	100.2
2022	14,811	99.9	100.7
2023	14,854	100.2	101.6
2024	14,953	100.9	102.5
2025	14,971	101.0	103.1

Population of Hanover town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,819	—
2021	14,886	+67
2022	14,811	−75
2023	14,854	+43
2024	14,953	+99
2025	14,971	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±1.4: for men 36.8 ±3.7 and for women 43.9 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hanover town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	715 ±233	4.8% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,160 ±465	21.3% ±3.1	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,376 ±339	9.3% ±2.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,955 ±410	19.9% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,250 ±493	28.6% ±3.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,389 ±317	16.1% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $189,803 ±$23,292, and income per person $74,076 ±$7,821, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hanover town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	379 ±164	7.6% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	304 ±136	6.1% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	298 ±129	5.9% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	426 ±205	8.5% ±4.1	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	746 ±220	14.9% ±4.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	502 ±166	10.0% ±3.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,360 ±252	47.1% ±4.5	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hanover town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	332 to 1,080	2.3% to 7.3%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13 to 197	0.4% to 5.1%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	78 to 608	1.0% to 7.9%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	105 to 411	3.3% to 12.4%	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hanover town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hanover town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,131 ±241	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.7% ±6.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.6%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.5% ±1.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.5% ±3.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$755,400 ±$38,506	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,845 ±$341	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±5	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hanover town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	42 to 322	0.3% to 2.2%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,017 ±606	87.7% ±4.1	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19 to 191	0.1% to 1.3%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	178 to 1,000	1.2% to 6.7%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 137	0% to 0.9%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	874 ±423	5.9% ±2.8	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hanover town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	11,955 ±530	80.5% ±3.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,050 ±426	13.8% ±2.9	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 258	0.1% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	705 ±269	4.7% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	632 ±249	4.3% ±1.7	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 140	< 0.1% to 0.9%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hanover town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

143rd of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Hanover town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mashpee town	15,384 ±29
Whitman town	15,295 ±47
Swampscott CDP	15,277 ±21
Holliston town	15,094 ±24
Dennis town	14,868 ±24
Hanover town	14,845 ±36
Bedford town	14,727 ±35
Wilbraham town	14,572 ±24
Nantucket town	14,483
Uxbridge town	14,473 ±41
East Bridgewater town	14,456 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026