Merrimack County, New Hampshire

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Key figures

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States	Rank
Total Population	155,967	1,394,868	334,922,499	446th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,004	$99,031	$80,734	200th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	43.3	38.9	1241st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.9%	40.6%	35.7%	316th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$367,600	$402,500	$332,700	369th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,360	$1,491	$1,413	350th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.6%	7.2%	12.5%	2929th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.3%	5.2%	2506th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	167.2	155.8	n/a	706th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.4%	6.1%	14.1%	1111th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	407th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.5%	72.8%	65.2%	1792nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.6	26.7	26.4	1066th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.4%	16.8%	15.1%	476th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2698th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.5%	51.5%	46.9%	773rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	346th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	86.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	4.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	1.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.5	24.0	61.4

Age in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Median Age	42.9	43.3	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	18.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	8.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	27.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Households	60,901	555,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	26.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.8%	27.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.5%	30.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,044	$52,798	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.2%	10.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.7%	20.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.1%	16.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.6%	7.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.2%	17.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	6.1%	n/a

Housing in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Housing Units	66,497	648,472	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.1%	63.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.3%	15.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	14.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.5%	27.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,783	$6,667	n/a

Education in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	5.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	26.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	27.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.7%	24.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.2%	16.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.5%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.1%	72.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.4%	27.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	9.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	4.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Statistic	Merrimack County, New Hampshire	New Hampshire	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.8%	40.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.9%	3.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	92.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.3%	7.1%	16.7%

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