Coos County, New Hampshire

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Key figures

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,271	1,394,868	334,922,499	1440th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,677	$99,031	$80,734	2290th of 3,221
Median Age	50.3	43.3	38.9	208th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	40.6%	35.7%	1983rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$188,900	$402,500	$332,700	1538th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$876	$1,491	$1,413	1575th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	7.2%	12.5%	1644th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	3.3%	5.2%	1741st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.4	155.8	n/a	2402nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	6.1%	14.1%	1628th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1630th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.2%	72.8%	65.2%	1674th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.1	26.7	26.4	1887th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	16.8%	15.1%	1793rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2197th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.9%	51.5%	46.9%	2237th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.0%	n/a	n/a	1251st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	86.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	1.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.3	24.0	61.4

Age in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Median Age	50.3	43.3	38.9
Under 18 %	16.0%	18.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	8.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.9%	27.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Households	14,002	555,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.8%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.3%	26.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.9%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.6%	27.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.5%	30.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,679	$52,798	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.4%	10.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	20.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	16.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	7.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.0%	17.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.6%	6.1%	n/a

Housing in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Housing Units	20,637	648,472	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.4%	63.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	15.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.2%	14.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.8%	27.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,579	$6,667	n/a

Education in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	5.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.5%	26.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	27.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.1%	24.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.0%	16.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	72.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.4%	27.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.0%	9.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	4.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Coos County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Coos County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.9%	40.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	3.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	92.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.3%	7.1%	16.7%

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