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STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 2020 ACS

New Hampshire

1,377,529 residents · 10 counties · 100 cities · 8,953 sq mi · 350 census tracts
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New Hampshire is a state of 1,377,529 people. The median age is 43.6, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of residents. About 38% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,377,529
+11%since 2000
from 1,235,786 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
43.6
+18%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
8,953 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.1M1.2M1.3M1.3M1.4M19902000201020202024New Hampshire
20241.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.5%(61,480)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(69,472)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.6%(77,118)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.1%(84,632)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(86,990)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.4%(170,156)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.5%(158,972)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.2%(181,315)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6416.1%(221,440)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.8%(162,293)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.4%(75,067)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.1%(28,594)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,923
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,467 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,234
+73%since 2000
from $23,844 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
51.9%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
7.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade12.6%
US avg: 10%
Information12.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$272,300
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $127,500 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,145
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $646 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
70.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 69.7% in 2000
29.5% rent
Persons per household
2.44 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.5
−13%since 2009
from 4.0 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.1%(1,175,252)
Black0.7%(8,354)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(20,489)
Asian1.3%(15,803)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic87.2%(1,200,649)
Black1.4%(18,655)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(59,454)
Asian2.6%(35,604)
Other2.5%(34,236)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.2%(16,894)
Mexican0.7%(9,190)
Dominican0.7%(9,123)
South American0.4%(5,686)
Central American0.3%(4,451)
Colombian0.2%(2,517)
Cuban0.2%(2,273)
Spaniard0.1%(1,470)
Honduran0.1%(1,420)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,251)
Peruvian0.1%(921)
Guatemalan0.1%(830)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(665)
Uruguayan0%(622)
Chilean0%(383)
Panamanian0%(364)
Nicaraguan0%(300)
Argentine0%(292)
Venezuelan0%(241)
Bolivian0%(22)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(10,026)
Chinese0.6%(7,454)
Filipino0.2%(3,369)
Vietnamese0.2%(3,001)
Korean0.2%(2,916)
Nepalese0.2%(2,420)
Cambodian0.1%(1,044)
Japanese0.1%(878)
Indonesian0.1%(856)
Laotian0.1%(800)
Thai0%(640)
Bhutanese0%(546)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(515)
Taiwanese0%(349)
Burmese0%(152)
Malaysian0%(50)
Mongolian0%(32)
Hmong0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(268)
Samoan0%(199)
Ancestry
Irish20.6%(278,913)
English16.9%(229,053)
French12%(161,963)
Italian10.1%(137,322)
French Canadian8.7%(118,122)
German8.6%(117,188)
American4.3%(58,740)
Scottish4.1%(55,700)
Polish4%(54,766)
Swedish1.9%(25,551)
Portuguese1.5%(19,653)
Greek1.4%(19,028)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.2%(16,088)
Canadian1%(14,117)
Russian0.9%(12,721)
Dutch0.9%(12,596)
Norwegian0.9%(12,457)
British0.8%(10,797)
Welsh0.8%(10,183)
Finnish0.6%(7,808)
Lithuanian0.5%(7,245)
Lebanese0.4%(5,731)
Ukrainian0.4%(5,169)
Hungarian0.3%(4,463)
West Indian0.3%(4,332)
Danish0.3%(3,830)
Czech0.2%(3,162)
Austrian0.2%(3,154)
Armenian0.2%(3,081)
Brazilian0.2%(2,419)
Swiss0.2%(2,404)
Jamaican0.1%(1,831)
Belgian0.1%(1,722)
Haitian0.1%(1,394)
Romanian0.1%(1,313)
Slovak0.1%(1,257)
Syrian0.1%(851)
Turkish0.1%(748)
Bulgarian0.1%(724)
Iranian0.1%(723)
Iraqi0.1%(710)
Moroccan0%(631)
Egyptian0%(603)
Serbian0%(591)
Latvian0%(495)
Kenyan0%(453)
Somali0%(416)
Ghanaian0%(387)
Ethiopian0%(361)
Croatian0%(352)
Australian0%(300)
Nigerian0%(293)
Barbadian0%(250)
Slovene0%(192)
Israeli0%(185)
Arab0%(126)
Guyanese0%(44)
Jordanian0%(38)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.6%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 28.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
93.3%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 87.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.4 min
+51%since 2000
from 18.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
67.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 69.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.9%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.7%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.4%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.9%(200,157)
Married52.5%(310,417)
Widowed2.9%(16,923)
Divorced10.7%(63,351)
Women 15+
Never married27.2%(162,384)
Married51%(305,154)
Widowed8.3%(49,413)
Divorced13.5%(80,989)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
63.9%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.7%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
13.1%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.6%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
76.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.5%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.2%(14,141)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(18,096)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.2%(34,719)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.2%(7,636)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3%(2,821)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 93,326 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Manchester116,818
2.Nashua92,435
3.Concord44,597
4.Dover34,623
5.Rochester33,716
6.Keene23,072
7.Portsmouth23,028
8.Derry21,339
9.Laconia17,246
10.Lebanon15,481
11.Claremont13,032
12.Londonderry12,225
13.Somersworth12,171
14.Durham10,681
15.Hampton10,101
16.Exeter9,964
17.Berlin9,502
18.Milford8,956
19.Franklin8,839
20.Hanover8,479
21.Hudson7,469
23.Hooksett5,876
24.Newmarket5,679
25.Suncook5,432
27.Plymouth4,969
28.Newport4,758
29.Pinardville4,418
30.Littleton4,114
31.Farmington3,924
32.Conway3,879
33.Raymond3,645
34.Goffstown3,490
35.Jaffrey3,277
37.Henniker2,993
38.Epping2,796
39.Meredith2,617
41.Peterborough2,539
42.Wolfeboro2,531
43.Lancaster2,230
44.Bristol2,098
45.Gorham2,092
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (1)
1.Manchester433,415
Micropolitan areas (4)
1.Lebanon224,500
2.Concord158,078
3.Keene78,269
4.Laconia65,147

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has about 1,377,529 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New Hampshire?

The typical household in New Hampshire earns about $77,923 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New Hampshire expensive?

In New Hampshire, the median home is worth about $272,300, and the typical rent is about $1,145 a month.

How educated are people in New Hampshire?

About 37.6% of adults age 25 and over in New Hampshire hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New Hampshire?

About 7.4% of people in New Hampshire live below the federal poverty line.

Has New Hampshire grown since 1990?

Yes, New Hampshire has grown since 1990. The population has added about 268,277 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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

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