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Grafton County

New Hampshire · 93,225 residents (2025 est.) · 1,709 sq mi
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With 92,120 people, Grafton County is a county in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 54 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
92,120
+13%since 2000
from 81,743 in 2000
93,225 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
54 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 50 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.1
+19%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,709 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
73K78K84K89K94K19902000201020202024Grafton County
202492K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.7%(3,428)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(3,707)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(4,551)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(6,859)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.8%(7,162)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(11,008)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.2%(10,298)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(10,053)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.1%(13,910)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.6%(12,514)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.7%(6,135)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(2,495)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$88,261
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,962 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,790
+138%since 2000
from $22,227 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
57.3%
+24.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.495
+13%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$344,500
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $106,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,301
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $560 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.6% in 2000
28.7% rent
Vacancy rate
28.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.29 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.1%(77,730)
Black0.5%(419)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(914)
Asian1.7%(1,399)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87.5%(80,633)
Black1.1%(996)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(2,679)
Asian3.5%(3,225)
Other5%(4,587)
Diversity Score
29
+102%since 2009
from 14 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−20%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican0.9%(822)
Mexican0.6%(534)
Dominican0.1%(125)
Cuban0.1%(114)
Nicaraguan0.1%(104)
Spaniard0.1%(86)
Honduran0.1%(81)
Colombian0.1%(67)
Salvadoran0.1%(64)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese1.4%(1,254)
Asian Indian0.8%(733)
Korean0.3%(238)
Vietnamese0.2%(230)
Nepalese0.2%(156)
Japanese0.2%(148)
Laotian0.2%(141)
Filipino0.2%(139)
Taiwanese0.1%(54)
Pakistani0%(16)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(12)
Burmese0%(6)
Uzbek0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(14)
Ancestry
English21.1%(19,397)
Irish17.1%(15,745)
German9.8%(9,056)
French9.1%(8,382)
Italian7.4%(6,798)
French Canadian5.6%(5,156)
Scottish5.5%(5,075)
American5.5%(5,041)
Polish3.3%(3,020)
Swedish1.9%(1,795)
Portuguese1.5%(1,355)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(1,243)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.1%(1,002)
Dutch1%(961)
Russian1%(895)
Canadian1%(883)
British0.7%(681)
Welsh0.5%(503)
Arab0.5%(481)
Ukrainian0.5%(421)
Swiss0.4%(414)
Lithuanian0.4%(390)
Greek0.4%(382)
Danish0.3%(317)
Hungarian0.3%(281)
Austrian0.3%(258)
Czech0.3%(253)
Lebanese0.3%(249)
Armenian0.3%(231)
West Indian0.2%(198)
Finnish0.2%(172)
Belgian0.1%(108)
Slovak0.1%(93)
Egyptian0.1%(92)
Romanian0.1%(83)
Jamaican0.1%(69)
Turkish0.1%(63)
Syrian0.1%(54)
Barbadian0.1%(54)
Haitian0.1%(51)
Guyanese0%(45)
Slovene0%(37)
Bulgarian0%(33)
Latvian0%(27)
Croatian0%(24)
Serbian0%(21)
Nigerian0%(19)
Iraqi0%(13)
Kenyan0%(13)
Iranian0%(9)
Israeli0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
46.7%
+14.1 ptssince 2000
from 32.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.7%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 87.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
24.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+50%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.1%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 73.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.2%
+12.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 4.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 63.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 16.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.0%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 37.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
5.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 12.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2017
from 80.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.2%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 93.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.4%(14,466)
Married48.2%(19,146)
Widowed3.1%(1,250)
Divorced12.2%(4,837)
Women 15+
Never married31%(12,624)
Married48.6%(19,779)
Widowed7.9%(3,204)
Divorced12.6%(5,128)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.4%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 57.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 22.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 36.2% 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)16%(899)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(1,196)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(2,094)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(263)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(80)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,603 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Grafton County, New Hampshire?

Grafton County, New Hampshire has about 92,120 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Grafton County, New Hampshire?

The typical household in Grafton County, New Hampshire earns about $88,261 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Grafton County, New Hampshire expensive?

In Grafton County, New Hampshire, the median home is worth about $344,500, and the typical rent is about $1,301 a month.

How educated are people in Grafton County, New Hampshire?

About 46.7% of adults age 25 and over in Grafton County, New Hampshire hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Grafton County, New Hampshire?

About 10.4% of people in Grafton County, New Hampshire live below the federal poverty line.

Has Grafton County, New Hampshire grown since 1990?

Yes, Grafton County, New Hampshire has grown since 1990. The population has added about 17,191 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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