Hanover

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  4. Hanover Employment Information
  5. Hanover Family Information
  6. Hanover Education Information
  7. Hanover Business Information
  8. Hanover Public Benefits Information
  9. Hanover Criminal Information
  10. Hanover Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Hanover Zip Codes


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Hanover Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,164
  • Land Area (2000): 40.427 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.284 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 339, 781
  • Alias(es) (2003): ASSINIPPI, HANOVER, WEARGUARD, WEST HANOVER
Hanover Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 13,339 2002 13,327 2005 13,815
2000 13,851 2003 13,608 2006 14,186
2001 Not Available 2004 Not Available 2007 14,266

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Houses (2000): 4,445
Hanover Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,037 99.04%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 127 0.96%

Hanover Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 24,753
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $707,568,000 / $162,165,000
Hanover Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 6,725 6,374 351 5.22% 52
1991 6,809 6,309 500 7.34% 73
1992 6,835 6,309 526 7.69% 77
1993 6,878 6,446 433 6.29% 63
1994 6,876 6,564 312 4.54% 45
1995 7,038 6,714 323 4.59% 46
1996 7,178 6,917 261 3.63% 36
1997 7,416 7,180 237 3.19% 32
1998 7,554 7,386 167 2.22% 22
1999 7,735 7,540 195 2.52% 25
2000 7,211 7,055 156 2.16% 22
2001 7,311 7,106 205 2.81% 28
2002 7,369 7,094 276 3.74% 37
2003 7,382 7,047 335 4.54% 45
2004 7,441 7,125 316 4.24% 43
2005 7,621 7,311 310 4.07% 41
2006 7,616 7,306 309 4.06% 41
2007 7,666 7,387 279 3.64% 36
2008 7,704 7,396 307 3.99% 40
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 7,689 7,377 312 4.06% 41
Feb 2008 7,653 7,362 291 3.80% 38
Mar 2008 7,659 7,390 269 3.51% 35
Apr 2008 7,634 7,405 229 3.00% 30
May 2008 7,612 7,316 296 3.89% 39
Jun 2008 7,790 7,429 361 4.63% 46
Jul 2008 7,842 7,491 351 4.48% 45
Aug 2008 7,784 7,470 314 4.03% 40
Sep 2008 7,671 7,328 343 4.47% 45
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Hanover Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 531 14.49%
2. Finance and Insurance 312 8.52%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 309 8.43%
4. Public Administration 188 5.13%
5. Educational Services 187 5.10%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 142 3.88%
7. Health Care 131 3.58%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 102 2.78%
9. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 97 2.65%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 90 2.46%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 85 2.32%
12. Other Transportation 79 2.16%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 78 2.13%
14. Repair and Maintenance 74 2.02%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 72 1.97%
16. Metal Manufactuing 72 1.97%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 70 1.91%
18. Truck Transportation 64 1.75%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 60 1.64%
20. Utilities 55 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 652 20.71%
2. Finance and Insurance 439 13.95%
3. Educational Services 419 13.31%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 213 6.77%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 161 5.11%
6. Social Assistance 104 3.30%
7. Public Administration 84 2.67%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 83 2.64%
9. Department and Other General Stores 68 2.16%
10. Metal Manufactuing 56 1.78%
11. Construction 55 1.75%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 52 1.65%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 49 1.56%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 40 1.27%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 37 1.18%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 35 1.11%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 34 1.08%
18. Other Transportation 33 1.05%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 32 1.02%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 29 0.92%

Hanover Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 276 7.53%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 213 5.81%
3. Top Executives 206 5.62%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 198 5.40%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 197 5.38%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 128 3.49%
7. Computer Specialists 116 3.17%
8. Carpenters 113 3.08%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 111 3.03%
10. Business Operations Specialists 110 3.00%
11. Other Production Occupations 100 2.73%
12. Law Enforcement Workers 99 2.70%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 89 2.43%
14. Engineers 89 2.43%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 85 2.32%
16. Accountants and Auditors 80 2.18%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 80 2.18%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 75 2.05%
19. Other Financial Specialists 72 1.97%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 71 1.94%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Registered Nurses 253 8.04%
2. Secretaries and Admins 199 6.32%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 188 5.97%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 179 5.69%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 126 4.00%
6. Business Operations Specialists 119 3.78%
7. Other Management Occupations 117 3.72%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 114 3.62%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 113 3.59%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 97 3.08%
11. Cashiers 92 2.92%
12. Customer Service Representatives 91 2.89%
13. Accountants and Auditors 87 2.76%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 87 2.76%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 85 2.70%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 66 2.10%
17. Top Executives 64 2.03%
18. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 63 2.00%
19. Child Care Workers 63 2.00%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 63 2.00%

Hanover Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,385 55.52%
15-35 hours 1,605 16.55%
1-14 hours 431 4.44%
No regular hours 2,278 23.49%

Hanover Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 115 1.77%
5 AM-5:29 AM 158 2.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 341 5.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 561 8.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 754 11.58%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,013 15.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,144 17.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM 713 10.95%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 325 4.99%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 371 5.70%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 107 1.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 63 0.97%
Noon-3:59 PM 436 6.70%
4 PM-11:59 PM 410 6.30%

Hanover Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 190 2.92%
5-9 567 8.71%
10-14 876 13.45%
15-19 681 10.46%
20-24 622 9.55%
25-29 458 7.03%
30-34 791 12.15%
35-39 179 2.75%
40-44 363 5.58%
45-59 763 11.72%
60-89 800 12.29%
At least 90 221 3.39%

Hanover Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 3,394 52.13%
30-44 7 0.11% 1,326 20.37%
45-59 66 1.01% 697 10.70%
At least 60 143 2.20% 878 13.48%

Hanover Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 15 0.22%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 464 6.91%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,752 85.63%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 37 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 216 3.22%
Color 6 Box Walked 27 0.40%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 206 3.07%

Hanover Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,355 (13,135 people)
Families (2000): 3,558 (12,104 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,877
People at same address in 1995: 8,796
Hanover Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 235 5.40%
$10,000-$14,999 125 2.87%
$15,000-$19,999 92 2.11%
$20,000-$24,999 109 2.50%
$25,000-$29,999 131 3.01%
$30,000-$34,999 114 2.62%
$35,000-$39,999 124 2.85%
$40,000-$44,999 82 1.88%
$45,000-$49,999 233 5.35%
$50,000-$59,999 394 9.05%
$60,000-$74,999 565 12.97%
$75,000-$99,999 729 16.74%
$100,000-$124,999 560 12.86%
$125,000-$149,999 302 6.93%
$150,000-$199,999 255 5.86%
$200,000 or more 305 7.00%

Hanover Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 662 15.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,094 25.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 97 2.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 812 18.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 18 0.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 961 22.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 525 12.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 134 3.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 41 0.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Hanover Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,735 29.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,040 16.05%
Public Assistance 17 0.13%
Retirement 854 6.72%
Self Employment 629 4.95%
Social Security 1,066 8.39%
Supplemental Security 120 0.94%
Wage / Salary 3,630 28.56%
Other 618 4.86%

Hanover Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,329 43.69%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,713 56.31%

Hanover Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 189 3.96%
Color 1 Box Married 3,125 65.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,323 27.74%
Color 3 Box Widowed 132 2.77%

Hanover Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 336 6.59%
Color 1 Box Married 3,245 63.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 985 19.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 532 10.44%

Hanover Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Education Information Back to top
Hanover Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 84 0.91%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 623 6.76%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,272 24.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,930 20.95%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 898 9.75%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,364 25.66%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,040 11.29%

Hanover Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 170 1.29% 200 1.52% 370 2.81%
Kindergarten 180 1.37% 7 0.05% 187 1.42%
Grades 1-4 969 7.36% 20 0.15% 989 7.51%
Grades 5-8 843 6.40% 84 0.64% 927 7.04%
Grades 9-12 801 6.08% 98 0.74% 899 6.83%
Undergrad college 318 2.42% 207 1.57% 525 3.99%
Graduate or professional school 27 0.21% 168 1.28% 195 1.48%
Total 3,308 25.13% 784 5.96% 4,092 31.08%

Hanover Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 1,988
Hanover Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hanover Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,832 97.66%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 308 2.34%

Hanover Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Criminal Information Back to top
Hanover Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.225 0.000 0.000 0.150 0.375 0.000 1.949 15.593 0.375 17.917
2000 0.289 0.144 0.000 0.072 0.505 0.000 2.455 11.046 0.794 14.295
2001 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2002 0.225 0.075 0.000 0.450 0.750 0.000 2.851 12.531 0.825 16.208
2003 0.367 0.000 0.000 0.441 0.808 0.000 3.968 13.889 0.588 18.445
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.072 0.000 0.000 0.145 0.217 0.000 1.954 15.490 0.434 17.879
2006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.070 0.070 0.000 2.890 15.508 0.352 18.751
2007 0.210 0.000 0.000 0.140 0.350 0.000 2.944 17.875 0.350 21.169

Hanover Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 3 30
2005 3 30
2006 2 28
2007 3 28

Hanover Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 244
2000 205
2001 0
2002 226

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Hanover Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Hanover Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,108 16.01%
10-19 Years 2,068 15.71%
20-29 Years 980 7.44%
30-39 Years 2,042 15.51%
40-49 Years 2,318 17.61%
50-59 Years 1,794 13.63%
60-69 Years 915 6.95%
70-79 Years 586 4.45%
80-89 Years 309 2.35%
90+ Years 44 0.33%

Hanover Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,445 48.96%
Color 1 Box Female 6,719 51.04%

Hanover Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,798 97.22%
Color 2 Box Asian 101 0.77%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 90 0.68%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 79 0.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 65 0.49%
Color 6 Box Other Race 20 0.15%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 10 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Hanover Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 5,208 31.59%
2. Italian 2,370 14.37%
3. English 2,225 13.50%
4. German 811 4.92%
5. French Non-Basque 734 4.45%
6. United States Or American 671 4.07%
7. French Canadian 601 3.65%
8. Swedish 519 3.15%
9. Scotch Irish 504 3.06%
10. Scottish 490 2.97%

Hanover Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,655 96.20%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 123 1.02%
3. French 66 0.54%
4. Greek 57 0.47%
5. Armenian 45 0.37%
6. Other Asian 34 0.28%
7. Italian 28 0.23%
8. Other Indic 26 0.21%
9. German 24 0.20%
10. Yiddish 12 0.10%

Hanover Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,836 97.51%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 223 1.69%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 105 0.80%

Hanover Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Hanover Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hanover Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02339 02340