| Official Name: | Hanson, Massachusetts |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Hanson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Massachusetts |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plymouth |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2028 |
| Population Density Km2: | 426.75 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1105.18 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 30 |
| Elevation Ft: | 98 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0675°N -70.8506°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 02341, 02350 |
| Area Code: | 781 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-28460 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0613516 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Hanson is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hanson in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,118 at the 2010 census.[2]
Hanson is located at (42.067413, -70.850524).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.5 km (2.1 mi2), of which 4.8 km (1.9 mi2) is land and 0.6 km (0.2 mi2) (11.79%) is water.
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. At the 2000 census,[4] there were 2,044 people, 652 households and 560 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 422.0/km (1,092.8/mi2). There were 661 housing units at an average density of 136.5/km (353.4/mi2). The racial makeup was 97.99% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.29% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 652 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.40.
27.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median household income was $64,896 and the median family incomewas $71,250. Males had a median income of $47,760 and females $28,098. The per capita income was $23,433. About 1.1% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.