COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Hampshire vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
New Hampshire
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
New Hampshire is 80% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $4,929 higher.
NEW HAMPSHIREMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,394,8687,044,056−80% vs Massachusetts
Population density156903−747
Population growth4.6%7.4%−2.7 pts
Median age43.340.0+3.3
Male49.9%48.9%+1.1 pts
Female50.1%51.1%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born6.1%18.0%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%66.6%+20.3 pts
Black1.3%6.4%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%13.3%−8.6 pts
Asian2.6%7.3%−4.7 pts
Other4.5%6.5%−2.0 pts
Median household income$99,031$103,960−$4,929
Per capita income$52,798$57,897−$5,099
Poverty rate7.2%10.0%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%47.3%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree16.1%21.8%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%5.2%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation66.3%67.0%−0.7 pts
Median home value$402,500$562,100−$159,600
Median gross rent$1,491$1,762−$271
Owner-occupied72.8%62.5%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%8.1%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households45.7%48.9%−3.3 pts
Average commute26.729.1−2.4
Worked from home16.8%18.6%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.5%6.5%−6.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%2.6%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024