The Hanover County Community Profile: Population Characteristics
of Hanover County
Hanover County
combines both rural and suburban lifestyles. The county has experienced
a 36% increase in population between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.
The rate of home ownership is 84.3% with the median value of an
owner-occupied home being $143,300 (50% are above this number, and
50% are below it). The median household income is $59,223, compared
with $46,677 for the state as a whole. The percentage of county
residents who fall below the poverty line is 3.6%. compared to the
Virginia average of 9.6% and the national average of 12.3%. (The
national rate for a family with two adults and two children is $17,463
- Source: http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/thresh00.html)
2000 Census Population Comparison
| |
Hanover |
Virginia |
| Population |
86,320 |
7,078,515 |
| Population change (1990-2000) |
36.4% |
14.4% |
| Percent of Persons under 18 years |
27.1% |
24.6% |
| Homeownership Rate |
84.3% |
68.1% |
| Median value of owner-occupied homes |
$143,300 |
$125,400 |
| Median Household Income |
$59,223 |
$46,677 |
| Percent Below Poverty Line |
3.6% |
9.6% |
| Source: 2000 Census |
The number of young people from birth to 19 years old in Hanover
County as a percentage of the total county population (29.6%) slightly
exceeds the rate for the same age group in the state (27.3%). In
the other two categories, (20-64 years and 65 years and older) the
percent of total population for the county is slightly less than
comparable rates for the state.
2000 Census Age Comparison
| |
Total |
Percent of Total |
| |
Hanover |
Virginia |
Hanover |
Virginia |
| Age 0-19 |
25,536 |
1,931,453 |
29.6% |
27.3% |
| Age 20-64 |
51,564 |
4,356,495 |
59.7% |
61.5% |
| Age 65 and over |
9,220 |
790,567 |
10.7% |
11.2% |
| Total |
86,320 |
7,078,515 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Source: 2000 Census |
The diversity characteristics for the county vary considerably
from those of the state: 88.3% of residents are white compared with
72.3% for the state. African-Americans account for 9.3% of the county's
population compared with 19.6% for the state. Among other populations,
only Native Americans (0.3%) are comparable to the percentage living
in the state.
2000 Census Racial Comparison
| |
Hanover |
Virginia |
| White |
88.3% |
72.3% |
| Black |
9.3% |
19.6% |
| American Indian |
0.3% |
0.3% |
| Asian |
0.8% |
3.7% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Other race |
0.4% |
2.0% |
| Two or more races |
0.8% |
2.0% |
| Source: 2000 Census |
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