Moving to Hanson, Kentucky

Population: 625. Estimated population in July 2024: 592 (-5.3% change)
Males: 301 (48.2%), Females: 324 (51.8%)

Hopkins County

Zip code: 42413

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $70,000

Population by Race

Races in Hanson:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (24.2%), English (11.2%), Irish (7.2%), German (6.6%), Polish (2.2%), French (1.9%).

Elevation: 433 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hanson

• High school or higher: 82.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hanson city

• Never married: 15.5%
• Now married: 72.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 7.1%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+67.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hanson:

• REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 7 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)
• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; HENDERSON, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hanson:

• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 31 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
• CAMPBELL AAF (about 52 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hanson:

• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 9 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)
• PROVIDENCE-WEBSTER CO (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, KY; Abbreviation: 8M9)
• TRADEWATER (about 21 miles; DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; Abbreviation: 8M7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hanson:

• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 39 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 40 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
• VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)

Public primary/middle school in Hanson:

• HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 499; Location: 121 EASTLAWN DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)