Overview
14,563
Total Population
47.6
Median age
52.37%
Female population %
90.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
57.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,123
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Hanover township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hanover township is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hanover township's population under 18 was 19.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hanover township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hanover township, 15.79% were under the age of 15, 13.82% aged 15 to 29, 49.70% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 3.69% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 691 more females than males in Hanover township:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.37% females and 47.63% males in Hanover Township, New Jersey.
- The Hanover Township, New Jersey gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 774.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 719.

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Race / Ethnicity
Hanover township's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hanover township population: 77.90% are White, 1.62% are Black or African American, 15.81% are Asian, 1.23% are some other race and 3.44% are multiracial.
- Hanover township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
- By ethnicity, 1,123 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,44 (92.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hanover township is White with a population of 11,345 (77.90% of the total population).

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Year by year
Hanover township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 14,667 in the year 2021
- From 2000 to 2010, Hanover township's population increased by 783 (6.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hanover township's population increased by 879 (6.39%), 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 township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 12,882.

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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)