CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Merrimack

New Hampshire · 3,656 residents · 3.38 sq mi

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With 3,656 people, East Merrimack is a city in New Hampshire. Median rent is $730 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of people here. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $40,778, about 35% above the national median. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 59%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,656

−3%vs 2000

vs 3,784 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.7

−14%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(334)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(188)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(167)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(180)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(277)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3427.4%(1,003)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(558)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(283)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(286)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(131)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,778

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,130 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,465

−29%vs 2000

vs $25,880 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,100

+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$730

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $840 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

42.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(3,559)

Black1%(36)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(66)

Asian2.1%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(3,528)

Black2.8%(101)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(100)

Asian0.4%(15)

Other0.3%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.9%(46)

Central American0.5%(27)

Salvadoran0.5%(27)

Mexican0.4%(19)

South American0.4%(19)

Peruvian0.4%(19)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(62)

Asian Indian1%(51)

Taiwanese0.3%(16)

Filipino0.3%(16)

Ancestry

Irish26.9%(1,367)

English13.5%(688)

French Canadian12.1%(616)

French9.7%(494)

Italian8.7%(443)

American8.7%(440)

German6.8%(348)

Polish2.9%(149)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(129)

Russian2.5%(127)

Canadian2%(101)

Scottish2%(100)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.5%(74)

Lithuanian1.4%(72)

Welsh0.7%(36)

British0.5%(23)

Norwegian0.4%(22)

West Indian0.3%(14)

Jamaican0.3%(14)

Iranian0.2%(11)

Subsaharan African0.2%(11)

Cape Verdean0.2%(11)

Belgian0.2%(10)

Swedish0.2%(10)

Finnish0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(8)

Romanian0.1%(7)

Serbian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.8%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.4%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married37.4%(741)

Married50.1%(992)

Widowed1.4%(27)

Divorced11.2%(222)

Women 15+

Never married31%(770)

Married39.9%(989)

Widowed7.3%(182)

Divorced21.8%(540)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.0%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.8%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

88.2%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.1%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% 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)28.9%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(121)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 408 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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