Housing density: 285 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,078.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,276 (lower quartile is $609, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,252
Median gross rent in Hanover, MA in 2022: $1,367
Housing units in Hanover with a mortgage: 2,881 (172 second mortgage, 579 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 680
In family households: 417,329 (86,307 male householders, 41,618 female householders)
97,089 spouses, 154,870 children (146,729 natural, 3,391 adopted, 4,750 stepchildren), 8,780 grandchildren, 4,455 brothers or sisters, 5,200 parents, foster children, 5,123 other relatives, 10,196 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 65,769 (22,929 male householders (17,306 living alone)), 30,272 female householders (25,724 living alone)), 12,568 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,821 (7,645 institutionalized population)
92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).
95.9% of residents of Hanover speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 658 (4.4%)
(89.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hanover, Massachusetts
211995 to March 2000
201990 to 1994
371985 to 1989
251980 to 1984
311975 to 1979
471970 to 1974
461965 to 1969
101Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 5,208 (31.0%)
Italian: 2,370 (14.1%)
English: 2,225 (13.2%)
Other: 933 (5.6%)
German: 811 (4.8%)
French: 734 (4.4%)
United States: 671 (4.0%)
French Canadian: 601 (3.6%)
Swedish: 519 (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 504 (3.0%)
Scottish: 490 (2.9%)
Lithuanian: 340 (2.0%)
Polish: 298 (1.8%)
Portuguese: 191 (1.1%)
Greek: 184 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 141 (0.8%)
Arab: 137 (0.8%)
Dutch: 102 (0.6%)
Russian: 70 (0.4%)
Subsaharan African: 54 (0.3%)
Czech: 36 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 34 (0.2%)
Danish: 31 (0.2%)
Welsh: 31 (0.2%)
Swiss: 30 (0.2%)
West Indian: 29 (0.2%)
Slovak: 20 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 11 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Hanover:
17.7% (58)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Ireland
Hanover:
12.5% (41)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Greece
Hanover:
7.9% (26)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
India
Hanover:
7.9% (26)
Massachusetts:
3.6% (28,086)
Germany
Hanover:
7.3% (24)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Iran
Hanover:
6.1% (20)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Turkey
Hanover:
5.8% (19)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,525)
United Kingdom
Hanover:
4.9% (16)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Italy
Hanover:
4.9% (16)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Korea
Hanover:
4.3% (14)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (13,456)
Other Northern Europe
Hanover:
3.7% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,051)
France
Hanover:
3.4% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Trinidad and Tobago
Hanover:
3.0% (10)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (6,005)
Syria
Hanover:
2.4% (8)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,084)
Other Eastern Europe
Hanover:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hanover:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Venezuela
Hanover:
2.1% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,633)
Poland
Hanover:
1.8% (6)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,302
Other state: 1,469
Northeast: 968
Midwest: 205
South: 227
West: 69
73% of Hanover residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 910
Less than 1 year of college: 292
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 488
Associate degree: 318
Bachelor's degree: 1,201
Master's degree: 423
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 48
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 96
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 69
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,230
Less than 1 year of college: 275
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 618
Associate degree: 565
Bachelor's degree: 1,013
Master's degree: 409
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 8
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,925
One, attached: 68
Two: 89
3 or 4: 112
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 50
20 to 49: 74
50 or more: 108
Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $290,752
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
