Merrimack County, New Hampshire (NH)

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• • 140,66290.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,9933.8%Two or more races
  • 4,1312.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,4751.6%Asian alone
  • 1,7131.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5430.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 4430.3%Some other race alone
  • 600.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $416,256

Here:	$416,256
State:	$491,479

Townhouses or other attached units: $317,750

Here:	$317,750
State:	$361,001

In 2-unit structures: $298,869

Here:	$298,869
State:	$368,847

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $371,619

Here:	$371,619
State:	$575,942

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $216,601

Here:	$216,601
State:	$274,068

Mobile homes: $110,180

Here:	$110,180
State:	$124,817

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $74,347

Here:	$74,347
State:	$107,777

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

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

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

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

Health of residents in Merrimack 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: $6,649 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,664 (1.7%)

Area name: Merrimack County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Merrimack County is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $815 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1007 a month.

Cities in this county include: Concord, Franklin, Bow, Pembroke, Hopkinton, Suncook, South Hooksett, Allenstown, Northfield, Loudon.

2023 air pollution in Merrimack County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lincoln County, Maine , Schenectady County, New York .

Current college students: 8,216
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,434 (67.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,0872010 or later
• 1,8602000 to 2009
• 1,4531990 to 1999
• 7151980 to 1989
• 4651970 to 1979
• 1,686Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 43,678
• One, attached: 2,501
• Two: 2,594
• 3 or 4: 4,068
• 5 to 9: 3,535
• 10 to 19: 1,825
• 20 to 49: 3,443
• 50 or more: 607
• Mobile homes: 4,141
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 151

Housing units in Merrimack County with a mortgage: 28,835 (2,380 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 2,192 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,413

Religion statistics for Merrimack County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Merrimack 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 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 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: February 23, 2010 to March 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1892: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1892, Natural disaster type: Winter 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
• New Hampshire Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 06, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1799: October 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 1799, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($81,622 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.85% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($38,887 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($42,736 average AGI)

Merrimack County:	3.18%
New Hampshire average:	4.81%

from Hillsborough County, NH	2.32% ($66,147 average AGI)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.79% ($75,153)
from Belknap County, NH	0.73% ($48,490)
from Grafton County, NH	0.35% ($66,602)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.32% ($100,199)
from Strafford County, NH	0.27% ($50,374)
from Essex County, MA	0.20% ($166,061)

6.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($70,033 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($37,963 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($32,070 average AGI)

Merrimack County:	2.84%
New Hampshire average:	3.93%

to Hillsborough County, NH	1.67% ($61,274 average AGI)
to Belknap County, NH	0.78% ($63,692)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.62% ($74,013)
to Grafton County, NH	0.30% ($69,851)
to Strafford County, NH	0.23% ($48,013)
to Sullivan County, NH	0.21% ($75,259)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.14% ($70,820)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Merrimack 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: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 29,957 (7,055 living alone), Female householders: 32,067 (9,989 living alone)

• 32,152 spouses (31,433 opposite-sex spouses), 5,383 unmarried partners, (5,156 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37,127 children (34,678 natural, 812 adopted, 1,637 stepchildren), 2,200 grandchildren, 1,171 brothers or sisters, 1,500 parents, 363 foster children, 2,205 other relatives, 5,442 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,453

Size of family households: 21,021 2-persons, 7,571 3-persons, 7,610 4-persons, 2,715 5-persons, 995 6-persons, 547 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,044 1-person, 4,119 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 74 4-persons.

19,799 married couples with children.
5,139 single-parent households (1,937 men, 3,202 women).

94.5% of residents of Merrimack speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,026,537,000 ($7,053 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $57,391,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $314,430,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $133,452,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,115,000
Federal grants: $496,576,000
Federal procurement contracts: $28,647,000 ($9,967,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $51,317,000 ($9,800,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,741,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $43,542,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,574,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.84 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

• Year house built in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• 3402020 or later
• 4,4712010 to 2019
• 9,1652000 to 2009
• 5,7601990 to 1999
• 11,6101980 to 1989
• 8,6651970 to 1979
• 4,0791960 to 1969
• 3,3691950 to 1959
• 2,0591940 to 1949
• 17,0251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• 1751 room
• 1092 rooms
• 1,5463 rooms
• 4,9874 rooms
• 7,8915 rooms
• 7,9066 rooms
• 7,9987 rooms
• 5,7198 rooms
• 9,4409+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• 8681 room
• 1,2452 rooms
• 4,0643 rooms
• 4,7704 rooms
• 1,5115 rooms
• 1,2126 rooms
• 8817 rooms
• 1,1748 rooms
• 5289+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• 255no bedroom
• 1,4631 bedroom
• 11,1762 bedrooms
• 22,3693 bedrooms
• 8,1674 bedrooms
• 2,3415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• 956no bedroom
• 6,2291 bedroom
• 6,2352 bedrooms
• 2,0253 bedrooms
• 5624 bedrooms
• 2465+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Merrimack County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 671no vehicle
• 12,4971 vehicle
• 19,8362 vehicles
• 8,1783 vehicles
• 2,4384 vehicles
• 2,1515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Merrimack County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,792no vehicle
• 7,7411 vehicle
• 5,5452 vehicles
• 1,0653 vehicles
• 354 vehicles
• 755+ vehicles

89.1% of Merrimack 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, 50% lived in New Hampshire.

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

• This state: 81,120
• Other state: 68,206
• Northeast: 50,587
• Midwest: 5,146
• South: 7,643
• West: 4,830

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,739
• Number of aged recipients: 59
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,680
• Number of recipients under 18: 256
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,332
• Number of recipients older than 64: 151
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 600
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 848

Merrimack County on our top lists:

• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"