Hanover County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Hanover County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Hanover County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (78th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	112,879	8,705,170	334,922,499	558th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$112,805	$93,170	$80,734	78th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	39.0	38.9	1306th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.7%	42.2%	35.7%	209th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$400,400	$383,700	$332,700	286th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,591	$1,579	$1,413	194th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.7%	9.9%	12.5%	3132nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.3%	5.2%	2701st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	241.4	220.5	n/a	578th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	13.1%	14.1%	1143rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	669th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	67.3%	65.2%	361st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	27.3	26.4	1021st of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.1%	18.3%	15.1%	172nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2825th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.3%	48.7%	46.9%	272nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	369th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.0%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	42,688	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.0%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,490	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.3%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	44,589	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,627	$2,790	n/a

Education in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.0%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Hanover County, Virginia

Statistic	Hanover County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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