Meredith is home to 2,617 people in New Hampshire. At a median age of 46.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 878 people. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 40%. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 181%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Meredith
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.5 → 46.1(+13.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,530 → 2,617(+71%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$227,287 → $450,000(+98%)US over the same years: +67%
Meredith's population equals 4.0% of Belknap County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 6.3% 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)5.3%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.5%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War24.2%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II15.8%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 190 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
Meredith, decade by decade
Meredith 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
1,530
$58,084
$227,287
14.7%
4.8
2000
1,739
$64,301
$159,941
23.9%
7.7
2010
1,718
$75,413
$281,097
24.3%
9.9
2020
2,527
$48,650
$366,278
33.1%
18.8
2024
2,617
$59,375
$450,000
36.1%
5.4
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.
