Belknap County, New Hampshire (NH)

• 
• • 59,48992.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8182.8%Two or more races
  • 1,3832.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7881.2%Asian alone
  • 3160.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1690.3%Some other race alone
  • 1260.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 120.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $503,643

Here:	$503,643
State:	$491,479

Townhouses or other attached units: $657,649

Here:	$657,649
State:	$361,001

In 2-unit structures: $254,871

Here:	$254,871
State:	$368,847

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $448,739

Here:	$448,739
State:	$575,942

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $289,404

Here:	$289,404
State:	$274,068

Mobile homes: $118,878

Here:	$118,878
State:	$124,817

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 1996 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 123
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Belknap County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,636 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,494 (1.3%)

Area name: Belknap County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Belknap County is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $962 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laconia, Gilford, Belmont, Alton, Barnstead, Tilton, Tilton-Northfield, Gilmanton, Sanbornton, New Hampton.

2023 air pollution in Belknap County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Current college students: 2,006
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,155 (71.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3612010 or later
• 3952000 to 2009
• 6921990 to 1999
• 1251980 to 1989
• 2111970 to 1979
• 663Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,422
• One, attached: 1,501
• Two: 1,195
• 3 or 4: 1,358
• 5 to 9: 1,759
• 10 to 19: 646
• 20 to 49: 763
• 50 or more: 285
• Mobile homes: 2,927
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Belknap County with a mortgage: 11,845 (1,226 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 907 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 633

Religion statistics for Belknap County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Belknap County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Hampshire Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4516-NH: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4516, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Hampshire Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4355, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4105: March 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4105, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3360: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3360, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Hampshire Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4095: November 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 4095, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Hampshire Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3344: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3344, Natural disaster type: Storm
• New Hampshire Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4026: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4026, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1812: January 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1812, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3297: December 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3297, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($113,215 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.66% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($42,938 average AGI)
3.95% relocated from other states ($70,278 average AGI)

Belknap County:	3.95%
New Hampshire average:	4.81%

from Merrimack County, NH	1.75% ($63,692 average AGI)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.94% ($95,625)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.57% ($122,545)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.56% ($247,877)
from Grafton County, NH	0.50% ($51,421)
from Strafford County, NH	0.41% ($70,849)
from Carroll County, NH	0.32% ($87,989)

7.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,726 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($36,552 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($31,173 average AGI)

Belknap County:	2.97%
New Hampshire average:	3.93%

to Merrimack County, NH	1.68% ($48,490 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.65% ($72,837)
to Grafton County, NH	0.63% ($50,533)
to Strafford County, NH	0.36% ($61,961)
to Carroll County, NH	0.31% ($90,629)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.31% ($127,432)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.16% ($75,319)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Belknap County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,943 (3,476 living alone), Female householders: 14,627 (4,471 living alone)

• 13,757 spouses (13,323 opposite-sex spouses), 1,776 unmarried partners, (1,713 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,479 children (15,303 natural, 454 adopted, 712 stepchildren), 1,850 grandchildren, 362 brothers or sisters, 704 parents, 34 foster children, 854 other relatives, 1,515 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 919

Size of family households: 9,060 2-persons, 3,571 3-persons, 3,236 4-persons, 1,034 5-persons, 190 6-persons, 209 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,945 1-person, 1,248 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

6,739 married couples with children.
2,966 single-parent households (814 men, 2,152 women).

97.0% of residents of Belknap speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $332,477,000 ($5,463 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,059,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $176,712,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,816,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $130,000
Federal grants: $66,976,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,974,000 ($5,800,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,869,000 ($173,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,061,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,706,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,117,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

• Year house built in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 1702020 or later
• 3,0492010 to 2019
• 6,0552000 to 2009
• 3,7421990 to 1999
• 6,3871980 to 1989
• 5,3331970 to 1979
• 3,3481960 to 1969
• 2,8961950 to 1959
• 1,7161940 to 1949
• 6,1421939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 501 room
• 1192 rooms
• 9413 rooms
• 2,7104 rooms
• 4,2335 rooms
• 4,4156 rooms
• 3,2167 rooms
• 1,8378 rooms
• 2,9809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 4671 room
• 4562 rooms
• 1,0883 rooms
• 1,5474 rooms
• 1,0005 rooms
• 7006 rooms
• 3397 rooms
• 1558 rooms
• 2709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 70no bedroom
• 6951 bedroom
• 5,4752 bedrooms
• 10,3513 bedrooms
• 2,9654 bedrooms
• 9725+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 510no bedroom
• 1,6761 bedroom
• 2,2622 bedrooms
• 1,1623 bedrooms
• 3874 bedrooms
• 555+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County, New Hampshire in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 444no vehicle
• 5,5621 vehicle
• 8,8842 vehicles
• 3,4523 vehicles
• 1,4244 vehicles
• 7235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County in renter-occupied apartments
• 558no vehicle
• 3,8461 vehicle
• 1,3422 vehicles
• 2743 vehicles
• 864 vehicles
• 285+ vehicles

90.4% of Belknap County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Hampshire.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 33,217
• Other state: 28,687
• Northeast: 23,076
• Midwest: 1,318
• South: 2,717
• West: 1,554

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 826
• Number of aged recipients: 29
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 797
• Number of recipients under 18: 114
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 628
• Number of recipients older than 64: 84
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 321
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 369

Belknap County on our top lists:

• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"