COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carroll County

New Hampshire · 35,410 residents · 932 sq mi

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With 35,410 people, Carroll County is a county in New Hampshire. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the New Hampshire median by roughly 23%. There are 8,256 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $118,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,410

−19%vs 2000

vs 43,666 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

932 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,426)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,699)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(2,127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(1,921)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(1,619)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(5,724)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(6,063)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,521)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(3,611)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(3,391)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,694)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(614)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,145

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,990 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,041

−36%vs 2000

vs $21,931 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,700

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$521

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $552 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(42,741)

Black0.2%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(209)

Asian0.4%(164)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(35,175)

Black0.3%(92)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(152)

Asian0.3%(90)

Other0.1%(53)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.1%(554)

Mexican0.1%(73)

South American0.1%(72)

Dominican0.1%(44)

Ecuadorian0.1%(43)

Spaniard0.1%(39)

Central American0.1%(35)

Costa Rican0%(14)

Guatemalan0%(14)

Cuban0%(8)

Panamanian0%(7)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(239)

Filipino0.1%(55)

Chinese0.1%(54)

Vietnamese0.1%(45)

Bangladeshi0%(17)

Sri Lankan0%(5)

Korean0%(4)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

English26.4%(13,690)

Irish20.5%(10,616)

German10.4%(5,370)

Italian9.1%(4,740)

French7.5%(3,879)

Scottish7.3%(3,780)

French Canadian6%(3,132)

American4%(2,056)

Polish3.9%(2,012)

Swedish2.7%(1,403)

Portuguese1.5%(789)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(675)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.2%(601)

Russian1%(526)

Welsh0.9%(481)

Norwegian0.7%(383)

British0.7%(379)

Canadian0.6%(324)

Greek0.5%(274)

Danish0.5%(249)

Swiss0.3%(181)

Romanian0.3%(152)

Lithuanian0.3%(143)

Czech0.2%(126)

Hungarian0.2%(111)

Ukrainian0.2%(92)

Austrian0.2%(84)

Iranian0.1%(60)

Arab0.1%(56)

Finnish0.1%(54)

West Indian0.1%(44)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Latvian0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Lebanese0%(25)

Subsaharan African0%(24)

Turkish0%(23)

Israeli0%(22)

Croatian0%(20)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(15)

Brazilian0%(14)

Nigerian0%(14)

Belgian0%(13)

Armenian0%(10)

Cape Verdean0%(4)

Serbian0%(3)

Bulgarian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.5%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 18.6 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 married28.5%(6,541)

Married54.7%(12,562)

Widowed2.7%(618)

Divorced14.1%(3,233)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(4,461)

Married54.8%(12,453)

Widowed8.7%(1,984)

Divorced16.8%(3,808)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% 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)11%(443)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(586)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(1,826)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(111)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,011 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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