CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Exeter

New Hampshire · 9,556 residents · 4.50 sq mi

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Exeter is a city of 9,556 people in New Hampshire. The typical home is worth $144,800. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 5.9%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $602 a month. Households take in $33,867 a year at the median, 12% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

31% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,556

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,759 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(700)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(584)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(527)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(598)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(1,904)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(1,429)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(985)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(765)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(762)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(520)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(212)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,867

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,511

−33%vs 2000

vs $24,663 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$144,800

+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $126,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$602

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $689 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(9,436)

Black0.5%(44)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(75)

Asian0.9%(90)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(9,492)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(18)

Asian0.4%(36)

Other0.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.1%(105)

Honduran1.1%(105)

Spaniard0.6%(62)

Mexican0.5%(50)

Puerto Rican0.4%(42)

Dominican0.2%(24)

South American0.1%(10)

Ecuadorian0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino1.7%(165)

Chinese1.1%(114)

Asian Indian0.8%(81)

Indonesian0.4%(43)

Korean0.4%(38)

Pakistani0.4%(38)

Vietnamese0.2%(20)

Japanese0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Irish20.7%(2,061)

English20.7%(2,060)

German8.4%(835)

Italian7.8%(778)

French Canadian7.5%(752)

French7.5%(749)

Polish6%(601)

Scottish5.8%(577)

American3.2%(319)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(293)

Russian1.8%(179)

Lithuanian1.7%(168)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.3%(125)

West Indian1.1%(107)

Haitian1.1%(107)

Dutch1.1%(105)

Greek1%(103)

Swedish1%(100)

Armenian1%(96)

Welsh0.9%(91)

Finnish0.8%(83)

Canadian0.7%(66)

Ukrainian0.6%(61)

Portuguese0.4%(41)

Romanian0.4%(36)

Danish0.4%(35)

British0.3%(30)

Arab0.3%(29)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Latvian0.2%(17)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(10)

Lebanese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married33.2%(1,276)

Married54%(2,074)

Widowed3.5%(134)

Divorced9.2%(355)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(1,459)

Married37.7%(1,858)

Widowed11%(543)

Divorced21.6%(1,064)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)16.1%(81)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.5%(254)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 503 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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