Hanover is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 13,164 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Hanover is the 143rd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hanover is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hanover is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hanover who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.33%), management occupations (14.34%), and sales jobs (13.49%).

Also of interest is that Hanover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Hanover is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Hanover is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hanover a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hanover has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hanover's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Hanover is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hanover, the average commute to work is 31.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Hanover doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hanover Information and Demographics

The education level of Hanover citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.32% of adults in Hanover have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hanover in 2000 was $30,268, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,072 for a family of four. However, Hanover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hanover home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hanover is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hanover include Irish, Italian, English, German, Scotch-Irish, French, Scottish, Swedish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Hanover is English.