U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Merrimack County, New Hampshire
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
157,103 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) |
153,805 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) |
NA |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) |
2.1% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 153,808 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 146,445 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent |
4.4% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent |
18.2% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent |
20.4% |
| Female persons, percent |
50.2% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent |
93.7% |
| Black alone, percent (a)(a) |
2.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a) |
0.3% |
| Asian alone, percent (a)(a) |
2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a) |
Z |
| Two or More Races, percent |
1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b) |
2.8% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent |
91.3% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2019-2023 | 10,261 |
| Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 | 4.6% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 66,951 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 | 73.5% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 | $330,600 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 | $2,241 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 | $960 |
| Median gross rent, 2019-2023 | $1,293 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 383 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2019-2023 | 60,445 |
| Persons per household, 2019-2023 | 2.46 |
| Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 | 89.6% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 | 5.2% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 | 95.0% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 | 91.1% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 93.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 | 38.1% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 | 11.2% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent |
6.9% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 64.4% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 60.3% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 419,774 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 1,844,181 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 269,380 |
| Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) | 3,968,182 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) | $25,362 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 | 27.0 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $93,944 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 | $47,056 |
| Persons in poverty, percent |
7.7% |
| Businesses | |
|---|---|
| Total employer establishments, 2022 | 4,249 |
| Total employment, 2022 | 61,763 |
| Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) | 3,478,071 |
| Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 | 4.1% |
| Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 | 12,127 |
| All employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 3,545 |
| Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 2,000 |
| Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 603 |
| Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 169 |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 2,888 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | S |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 | 2,825 |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 164.9 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 156.8 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 932.90 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 934.12 |
| FIPS Code | 33013 |