What is the population of Hanover borough?

Hanover borough has 16,483 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #41 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Hanover borough?

Median household income in Hanover borough is $64,135 a year, 18.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hanover borough?

Median gross rent is $1,095 a month and the median home value is $200,900, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.

Is Hanover borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hanover borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hanover, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hanover, Pennsylvania (Hanover, PA — Census place “Hanover borough”) is 16,483 residents, ranking #41 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $64,135, the median home is worth $200,900 and median gross rent runs $1,095 a month. Looking for the Hanover Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hanover, PA: 17331.

Population: 16,483Hanover borough residents
Median household income: $64,135Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $200,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,095Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.2%Owner-occupied households

Hanover ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hanover.

The Hanover PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17331

What the numbers mean in Hanover borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hanover borough median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 56.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hanover borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hanover borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 16,483 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #41 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Hanover borough earn a median of $64,135 a year, 18.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hanover borough is valued at $200,900, 33.8% below the national figure and 4% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,095 a month, 22.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,140 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hanover borough?: Hanover borough has 16,483 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #41 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Hanover borough?: Median household income in Hanover borough is $64,135 a year, 18.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hanover borough?: Median gross rent is $1,095 a month and the median home value is $200,900, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
Is Hanover borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hanover borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hanover borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.