Moving to Hanover, New Hampshire

Population: 10,850. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,156 (+2.8% change)
Males: 5,401 (49.8%), Females: 5,449 (50.2%)

Grafton County

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.8 years
Median household income: $72,470
Median house value: $262,200

Population by Race

Races in Hanover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
  • Chinese (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Korean (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (21.1%), German (16.4%), Irish (14.4%), Italian (6.0%), Scottish (5.8%), Polish (4.7%).

Elevation: 531 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hanover

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 77.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 42.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hanover town

  • Never married: 47.4%
  • Now married: 42.4%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

9.2% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 3.5% Asia, 1.0% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hanover:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hanover:

  • RUTLAND STATE (about 47 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
  • MANCHESTER (about 80 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 80 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hanover:

  • POST MILLS (about 13 miles; POST MILLS, VT; Abbreviation: 2B9)
  • PARLIN FIELD (about 24 miles; NEWPORT, NH; Abbreviation: 2B3)
  • CLAREMONT MUNI (about 24 miles; CLAREMONT, NH; Abbreviation: CNH)

Amtrak stations near Hanover:

  • 5 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Hanover:

  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,309; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dartmouth.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Hanover:

  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 76 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)

Schools

Public high school in Hanover:

  • HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 751; Location: 41 LEBANON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hanover:

  • BERNICE A RAY SCHOOL (Students: 520; Location: 22 RESERVOIR RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRANCES C RICHMOND SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 35 LEBANON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Hanover:

  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN NORICH (Students: 34; Location: PO BOX 5606; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CRADLE – CRAYON CHILD DEVL CTR (Students: 22; Location: 72 LYME ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Hanover:

  • HOWE LIBRARY (Operating income: $881,989; Location: 13 EAST SOUTH STREET; 66,697 books; 4,797 audio materials; 1,610 video materials; 219 serial subscriptions)