CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lisbon

New Hampshire · 1,246 residents · 3.33 sq mi

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Lisbon is home to 1,246 people in New Hampshire. Households here earn about 33% less than in New Hampshire as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population is up 16% since 2000. The typical home is worth $70,600. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,246

+16%vs 2000

vs 1,070 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024730

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(124)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(82)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(90)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(194)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(180)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(110)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(109)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,333

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,093

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,770 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,600

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$371

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.9%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

40.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(1,050)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(3)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,246)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(6)

Puerto Rican0.5%(4)

South American0.3%(2)

Ecuadorian0.3%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(7)

Ancestry

English29.5%(215)

Irish24.1%(176)

French Canadian11%(80)

German7.7%(56)

French7.5%(55)

Scottish7.1%(52)

American6.2%(45)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(15)

Italian1.4%(10)

Polish1.4%(10)

Welsh1.2%(9)

Canadian0.8%(6)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(4)

Austrian0.4%(3)

British0.4%(3)

Dutch0.4%(3)

Finnish0.4%(3)

Swedish0.4%(3)

Greek0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.6%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married37.2%(115)

Married42.1%(130)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced20.7%(64)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(107)

Married45.2%(150)

Widowed8.4%(28)

Divorced14.2%(47)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

+17.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)17.6%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 68 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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