CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wilton

New Hampshire · 1,257 residents · 2.11 sq mi

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Wilton is home to 1,257 people in New Hampshire. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 26%. The poverty rate is 5.0%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $107,500. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,257

+2%vs 2000

vs 1,236 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(97)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(87)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(181)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(95)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(79)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,975

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,345 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,656

−41%vs 2000

vs $21,349 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$107,500

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $131,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$544

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $672 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.5%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.5% in 2000

48.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(1,203)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1%(12)

Asian0.6%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,257)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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

Mexican1.9%(20)

Dominican1.3%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino1.9%(20)

Ancestry

Irish37.7%(391)

English18.7%(194)

French17.7%(184)

Finnish13.5%(140)

Italian11.5%(119)

Portuguese9.2%(96)

French Canadian6.6%(69)

Greek4.4%(46)

Swedish3.2%(33)

Welsh3.2%(33)

American2.8%(29)

Scottish2.8%(29)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish2.5%(26)

German1.3%(14)

Hungarian0.9%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 19.4 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 married28.5%(157)

Married35.8%(197)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced35.8%(197)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(153)

Married41.9%(190)

Widowed5.5%(25)

Divorced18.8%(85)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.6%

+12.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.8%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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