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Hanson, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Hanson is a Census city of 958 people across 2.17 square miles of land, in Hopkins County. Median household income is $95,903, 90.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hanson
What Hanson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.17 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land441 plus or minus 143
- County holding the largest share of its areaHopkins County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Hanson
- Population958 plus or minus 310
- Median age42.1 plus or minus 17.9
- Population under 18244 plus or minus 94
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over292 plus or minus 144
- Share 65 and over30.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Households381 plus or minus 134
- Family households295 plus or minus 131
- Share of households that are families77.4 percent plus or minus 21.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hanson
- Median household income$95,903
- Per capita income$36,549
- Civilian labor force344 plus or minus 112
- Employed335 plus or minus 111
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over694 plus or minus 219
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent plus or minus 37.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hanson
- Housing units400 plus or minus 137
- Occupied units381 plus or minus 134
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied346 plus or minus 132
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate90.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$950 plus or minus $328
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units366 plus or minus 135
- Share single family91.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hanson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute306 plus or minus 93
- Commuting under 15 minutes141 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone89.3 percent plus or minus 40.6
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Hanson
- NFIP communityCity of Hanson
- NFIP community number210388
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/08
The City of Hanson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210388 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hopkins County, not Hanson
Hopkins County context, not Hanson figures
- Establishments in Hopkins County882
- Covered employment, Hopkins County17,505
- Average annual pay, Hopkins County$54,831
- Housing units permitted, Hopkins County118
Every figure in this section is published for Hopkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hanson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hanson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hanson, Kentucky?
958, in 381 households. Hanson city covers 2.17 square miles of land, which is 441 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hanson in?
Hopkins County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hanson?
$95,903. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,500. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hanson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hanson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hanson, city of, community 210388, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hanson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hopkins County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hanson.
Is zoning published for Hanson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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