CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Somersworth

New Hampshire · 11,249 residents · 9.80 sq mi

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Somersworth is home to 11,249 people in New Hampshire. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 6.8%, under the national 13.2%. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $109,800. Households earn $32,886 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,249

−2%vs 2000

vs 11,477 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(1,007)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(751)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(686)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(731)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(925)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421%(2,365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,598)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(982)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(945)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(407)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(56)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,886

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,739 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,495

−31%vs 2000

vs $19,592 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$109,800

+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$510

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $621 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.3%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.7% in 2000

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(10,929)

Black0.5%(63)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(185)

Asian0.9%(109)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(10,923)

Black1.1%(124)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(32)

Asian1.3%(147)

Other0.5%(55)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(191)

Puerto Rican1.5%(184)

South American1.4%(172)

Central American0.9%(110)

Colombian0.8%(97)

Ecuadorian0.6%(75)

Guatemalan0.6%(70)

Dominican0.3%(41)

Salvadoran0.2%(23)

Panamanian0.1%(17)

Cuban0%(5)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(101)

Chinese0.8%(98)

Indonesian0.6%(71)

Filipino0.2%(28)

Ancestry

Irish22.8%(2,765)

English17.5%(2,122)

French10.6%(1,284)

German10.6%(1,278)

Italian9.6%(1,165)

French Canadian5.6%(677)

American5.3%(637)

Scottish2.9%(355)

Polish2.7%(326)

Greek1.5%(186)

West Indian1.5%(184)

Jamaican1.5%(184)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(120)

Norwegian0.9%(109)

Subsaharan African0.8%(97)

Dutch0.6%(67)

Canadian0.5%(62)

Lithuanian0.4%(46)

Belgian0.4%(45)

British0.3%(39)

Australian0.3%(38)

Swedish0.3%(36)

Austrian0.3%(35)

Portuguese0.2%(29)

Czech0.2%(27)

Ukrainian0.2%(26)

Brazilian0.2%(25)

Danish0.2%(20)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Iranian0.2%(19)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Russian0.1%(17)

Armenian0.1%(12)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married39%(1,879)

Married46.4%(2,238)

Widowed1.5%(72)

Divorced13.1%(632)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(2,056)

Married41.5%(2,254)

Widowed6.1%(331)

Divorced14.5%(786)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% 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)39.8%(365)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(266)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 918 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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