CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Littleton

New Hampshire · 4,633 residents · 8.45 sq mi

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Littleton is home to 4,633 people in New Hampshire. Households here earn about 34% less than in New Hampshire as a whole. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Median household income is $24,085, under the $30,130 national median. The typical home is worth $86,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,633

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,431 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(299)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(342)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(295)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(334)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(716)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(743)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(448)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(378)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(253)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,085

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,674 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,598

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,843 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,600

+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$378

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.4%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

41.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(4,221)

Black0.3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(73)

Asian0.9%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(4,568)

Black0.3%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(16)

Asian1%(45)

Other0.2%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard1.2%(48)

Dominican1%(41)

Puerto Rican0.6%(24)

Ancestry

English18.5%(762)

Irish16.6%(684)

French14.3%(590)

American11.3%(465)

German8%(328)

Italian7.3%(299)

French Canadian7%(290)

Polish3.6%(150)

Scottish3.3%(134)

Portuguese1.1%(47)

Austrian1.1%(44)

Russian0.5%(20)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(18)

Arab0.4%(17)

Lebanese0.4%(17)

Norwegian0.4%(15)

Canadian0.3%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(13)

Greek0.3%(12)

Croatian0.3%(11)

Danish0.2%(9)

Swiss0.2%(9)

Welsh0.2%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 11.6 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 married56%(1,012)

Married29.8%(539)

Widowed5.1%(92)

Divorced9%(163)

Women 15+

Never married38%(697)

Married32.6%(598)

Widowed10.2%(188)

Divorced19.2%(352)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)2.8%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(90)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 246 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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