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Strafford County

New Hampshire · 135,043 residents (2025 est.) · 367 sq mi
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Strafford County is home to 132,575 people in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. The foreign-born share is 4%. 20,342 more people live here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.7% of residents. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% 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
132,575
+18%since 2000
from 112,233 in 2000
135,043 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
361 / sq mi
+9%since 2009
from 331 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+11%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
367 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
101K110K118K127K135K19902000201020202024Strafford County
2024133K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(5,850)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.8%(6,320)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(6,886)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.6%(11,420)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.1%(12,003)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(18,250)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(15,993)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(15,299)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(17,902)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.3%(13,676)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(6,777)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(2,199)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$88,570
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,803 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,304
+126%since 2000
from $20,479 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.0%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.427
+1%since 2010
from 0.424 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$362,800
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,488
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $623 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 64.5% in 2000
32.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.8%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
+5%since 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
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.7%(107,364)
Black0.6%(658)
Hispanic / Latino1%(1,155)
Asian1.4%(1,535)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87.6%(116,178)
Black1.1%(1,520)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(4,248)
Asian2.7%(3,598)
Other5.3%(7,031)
Diversity Score
28
+98%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
18
−28%since 2020
from 25 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%(1,164)
Mexican0.8%(1,052)
Dominican0.3%(397)
Spaniard0.2%(221)
Colombian0.1%(185)
Cuban0.1%(174)
Ecuadorian0.1%(113)
Guatemalan0.1%(109)
Argentine0.1%(95)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(626)
Indonesian0.5%(623)
Filipino0.4%(593)
Chinese0.4%(530)
Korean0.3%(348)
Vietnamese0.2%(265)
Nepalese0.2%(238)
Bangladeshi0.1%(97)
Cambodian0%(62)
Laotian0%(40)
Japanese0%(27)
Pakistani0%(27)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(18)
Thai0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(34)
Ancestry
English21.7%(28,755)
Irish21.6%(28,611)
French10.7%(14,180)
German9.7%(12,881)
Italian8.5%(11,204)
French Canadian6.3%(8,318)
American4%(5,333)
Scottish4%(5,284)
Polish3.5%(4,619)
Swedish1.8%(2,328)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(1,898)
Greek1%(1,392)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1%(1,326)
Portuguese0.9%(1,223)
Canadian0.8%(1,102)
Dutch0.8%(1,068)
Russian0.6%(764)
Welsh0.5%(705)
British0.5%(603)
Arab0.4%(558)
West Indian0.4%(475)
Hungarian0.3%(461)
Lebanese0.3%(437)
Danish0.3%(436)
Lithuanian0.3%(427)
Finnish0.3%(420)
Jamaican0.3%(371)
Swiss0.3%(364)
Ukrainian0.3%(359)
Czech0.2%(287)
Armenian0.2%(226)
Brazilian0.1%(169)
Austrian0.1%(148)
Kenyan0.1%(113)
Belgian0.1%(106)
Slovak0.1%(76)
Romanian0.1%(71)
Ethiopian0.1%(71)
Serbian0%(56)
Iranian0%(52)
Nigerian0%(49)
Moroccan0%(48)
Turkish0%(48)
Haitian0%(48)
Latvian0%(42)
Ghanaian0%(33)
Egyptian0%(26)
Croatian0%(20)
Slovene0%(16)
Israeli0%(8)
Syrian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.3%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 26.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.7%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 86.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.2%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+56%since 2000
from 16.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.6%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 77.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.2%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.9%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 70.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.6%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
4.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.5%
+10.5 ptssince 2017
from 83.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2016
from 92.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.1%(22,347)
Married48.5%(26,986)
Widowed2.5%(1,416)
Divorced8.8%(4,912)
Women 15+
Never married33.3%(19,293)
Married47.5%(27,497)
Widowed6.8%(3,947)
Divorced12.3%(7,121)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 65.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 29.4% 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)21.6%(1,715)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(1,810)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(2,711)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(544)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(63)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,932 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 Strafford County, New Hampshire?

Strafford County, New Hampshire has about 132,575 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Strafford County, New Hampshire earns about $88,570 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Strafford County, New Hampshire expensive?

In Strafford County, New Hampshire, the median home is worth about $362,800, and the typical rent is about $1,488 a month.

How educated are people in Strafford County, New Hampshire?

About 39.3% of adults age 25 and over in Strafford County, New Hampshire hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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

About 8.7% of people in Strafford County, New Hampshire live below the federal poverty line.

Has Strafford County, New Hampshire grown since 1990?

Yes, Strafford County, New Hampshire has grown since 1990. The population has added about 28,342 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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

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