Overview
783
Total Population
50.5
Median age
51.60%
Female population %
93.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
84.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
11
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hanover's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hanover is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hanover's population under 18 was 22.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hanover's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hanover, 15.96% were under the age of 15, 19.80% aged 15 to 29, 34.36% aged 30 to 64, 27.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 25 more females than males in Hanover:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.60% females and 48.40% males in Hanover, IL.
- The Hanover, IL gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 50.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 68.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hanover's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hanover population: 86.59% are White, 2.43% are Black or African American, 4.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are some other race and 5.49% are multiracial.
- Hanover's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 772 (98.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hanover is White with a population of 678 (86.59% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hanover's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 861 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Hanover's population decreased by 10 (1.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hanover's population increased by 15 (1.77%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hanover's population was lowest in year 2019 at 771.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)