CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Derry

New Hampshire · 20,446 residents · 16.0 sq mi

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Derry is home to 20,446 people in New Hampshire. The poverty rate is 3.9%, under the national 13.2%. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $134,000. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households take in $40,900 a year at the median, 36% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,446

−10%vs 2000

vs 22,661 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(2,052)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,442)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,362)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(1,118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(1,629)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.4%(5,407)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(3,419)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(1,664)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.7%(968)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.7%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(449)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(181)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,900

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,792 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,950

−23%vs 2000

vs $21,938 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$134,000

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$616

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $717 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.4% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(21,383)

Black1%(220)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(501)

Asian1.1%(245)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(20,051)

Black0.4%(82)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(435)

Asian0.6%(128)

Other0.9%(185)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(302)

Dominican0.9%(201)

Mexican0.7%(157)

Central American0.5%(110)

Salvadoran0.5%(110)

South American0.1%(17)

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(218)

Korean0.6%(135)

Chinese0.5%(110)

Vietnamese0.3%(64)

Cambodian0.2%(39)

Filipino0.1%(30)

Thai0.1%(17)

Japanese0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(67)

Ancestry

Irish27%(5,752)

English14.9%(3,173)

Italian13%(2,784)

French10.8%(2,310)

German9.1%(1,951)

French Canadian7.4%(1,572)

Polish6.3%(1,341)

Scottish4.4%(930)

American4.1%(874)

Portuguese3.1%(669)

Swedish1.6%(342)

Canadian1.5%(312)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.4%(292)

Russian1.2%(261)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(186)

West Indian0.8%(180)

Haitian0.8%(180)

Arab0.8%(161)

Armenian0.6%(137)

Lebanese0.5%(117)

Turkish0.5%(110)

Norwegian0.5%(109)

Lithuanian0.5%(104)

Welsh0.5%(100)

Syrian0.4%(94)

Brazilian0.3%(68)

Ukrainian0.3%(57)

Dutch0.2%(52)

Austrian0.2%(41)

Hungarian0.1%(30)

Romanian0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(22)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Belgian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest French population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 22.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.3%(3,249)

Married50.2%(4,251)

Widowed1.6%(133)

Divorced9.9%(843)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(3,076)

Married44.5%(4,341)

Widowed9.1%(885)

Divorced14.9%(1,456)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 76.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.5%(616)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(421)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(406)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.4%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,385 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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