CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wolfeboro

New Hampshire · 2,843 residents · 7.86 sq mi

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With 2,843 people, Wolfeboro is a city in New Hampshire. The median age is 42.9, about 10 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $133,800. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 25%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.0% of people here. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% 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

2,843

−5%vs 2000

vs 2,979 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

42.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 47.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(159)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.8%(108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(112)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(379)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(225)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(317)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.9%(338)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(105)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,128

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,853 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,941

−45%vs 2000

vs $25,466 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.0%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$133,800

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$494

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $541 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(2,929)

Black0.2%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(32)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(2,827)

Black0.3%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(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

Mexican1.3%(34)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.7%(17)

Ancestry

English30.6%(775)

Irish20.6%(522)

German16.1%(407)

Scottish13.7%(347)

Italian10.3%(261)

French4.4%(111)

Swedish4.3%(110)

American3.3%(83)

Norwegian2.4%(60)

Welsh2.3%(59)

French Canadian2.2%(56)

Dutch1.7%(43)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian1.6%(40)

Ukrainian1.1%(29)

Polish1%(26)

Scotch-Irish1%(26)

Portuguese0.9%(22)

Austrian0.6%(15)

Greek0.6%(15)

Swiss0.4%(9)

Latvian0.3%(7)

Lithuanian0.2%(6)

Russian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.0%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married31.6%(347)

Married47.3%(520)

Widowed7.1%(78)

Divorced14%(154)

Women 15+

Never married12%(152)

Married43.7%(552)

Widowed24%(303)

Divorced20.3%(257)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.6%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

46.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.6%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.7%

−18.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.5%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)21.8%(76)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(113)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 348 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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