Keene is a city of 22,939 people in New Hampshire. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 17 minutes. Households here earn about 21% less than in New Hampshire as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,445, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Keene
What changed most since 1990
White share98.3% → 91.4%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Keene's population equals 30% of Cheshire County's. Its number of households without a car equals 46% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 40% of the county's.
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)30.1%(416)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(437)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(103)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,384 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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Over time
Keene, decade by decade
Keene population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,430
$74,966
$274,328
29.0%
4.2
2000
22,563
$67,461
$183,623
31.9%
7.0
2010
23,409
$69,133
$285,844
36.2%
13.6
2020
23,047
$69,563
$225,682
42.7%
25.5
2024
22,939
$78,445
$252,500
44.1%
20.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
