Overview
          11,612
                  Total Population
                22.8
                  Median age
                51.02%
                  Female population %
                96:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                15-19 years
                  Largest age group
                34.1
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                556
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Hanover town's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hanover town is 22.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Hanover town's population under 18 was 14.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Hanover town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Hanover town, 11.04% were under the age of 15, 46.37% aged 15 to 29, 28.19% aged 30 to 64, 10.80% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 236 more females than males in Hanover town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.02% females and 48.98% males in Hanover, New Hampshire.
 - The Hanover, New Hampshire gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,566.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,269.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Hanover town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hanover town population: 75.53% are White, 3.98% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.22% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.26% are some other race and 7.24% are multiracial.
 - Hanover town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
 - By ethnicity, 556 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,056 (95.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Hanover town is White with a population of 8,77 (75.53% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Hanover town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,880 in the year 2020
 - From 2000 to 2010, Hanover town's population increased by 395 (3.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Hanover town's population increased by 624 (5.54%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2021 at 10,323.
 
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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)