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Hanover County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Hanover County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hanover County is a largely residential suburban county of 115,309 people adjacent to the Richmond metro, with an 82.8% homeownership rate and median home value of $372,700 reflecting its settled, owner-occupied character. The workforce of roughly 66.3% labor force participation skews educated—42.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and earns a median household income of $112,805, well above national norms, while unemployment sits at just 2.7% and the poverty rate is 5.2%. The county added population at a 6.9% pace over five years and carries a GDP per capita of $60,402, with a mean commute of 27.1 minutes pointing to significant employment outside its own borders.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

115,309

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$112,805

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.9% since 2018

Hanover County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone91,982 (81.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,497 (8.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,073 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,702 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone2,414 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,951 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,141
  2. 2.Other Indo-European556
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island505
  4. 4.Arabic314
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic206

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,402

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$51,509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,759
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,931
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,958
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing5,595
  5. 5.Construction (Group)4,899

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,917
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations12,416
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,121
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,275
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,650

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.50×)5,841
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.49×)2,002
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.39×)3,839
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)4,996
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)2,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$372,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,496/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,799 (25.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,208 (23.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9997,285 (20.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,014 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,223 (6.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,380 (3.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,394

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone42,080 (72.8%)
  • Worked At Home11,021 (19.1%)
  • Carpooled3,251 (5.6%)
  • Other678 (1.2%)
  • Walked596 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit110 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.