Hanover is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 16,728 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hanover is the 55th largest community in Pennsylvania.Hanover is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hanover is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hanover who work in office and administrative support (11.81%), food service (9.83%), and sales jobs (9.31%). The citizens of Hanover are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.92% of adults in Hanover have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Hanover in 2022 was $35,446, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,784 for a family of four. However, Hanover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hanover is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hanover home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hanover residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hanover also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.70% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hanover include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Hanover is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
