Merrimack County, New Hampshire (NH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,103
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 36,048
Renter-occupied apartments: 16,383 (it was 15,795 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 30% |
State: | 29% |
Land area: 934 sq. mi.
Water area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 167 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.8%), Retail trade (12.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 42.7 years |
New Hampshire median age: | 43.3 years |
Males: 77,802 | (49.9%) |
Females: 78,218 | (50.1%) |
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Merrimack County: | 2.0 people |
New Hampshire: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $84,690 ($48,522 in 1999)
This county: | $84,690 |
New Hampshire: | $89,992 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,126 (lower quartile is $758, upper quartile is $1,476)
This county: | $1126 |
State: | $1231 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $360,200 (it was $115,100 in 2000)
Merrimack: | $360,200 |
New Hampshire: | $384,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,039Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $935
Institutionalized population: 3,155
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.78.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
78.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
34.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 327 buildings, average cost: $318,300
- 2021: 371 buildings, average cost: $276,100
- 2020: 345 buildings, average cost: $267,600
- 2019: 297 buildings, average cost: $303,500
- 2018: 262 buildings, average cost: $290,100
- 2017: 287 buildings, average cost: $263,900
- 2016: 241 buildings, average cost: $225,200
- 2015: 227 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2014: 221 buildings, average cost: $226,300
- 2013: 193 buildings, average cost: $201,500
- 2012: 115 buildings, average cost: $216,900
- 2011: 113 buildings, average cost: $221,200
- 2010: 178 buildings, average cost: $184,500
- 2009: 160 buildings, average cost: $214,100
- 2008: 261 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2007: 435 buildings, average cost: $163,700
- 2006: 567 buildings, average cost: $213,800
- 2005: 824 buildings, average cost: $183,800
- 2004: 927 buildings, average cost: $194,900
- 2003: 857 buildings, average cost: $162,800
- 2002: 955 buildings, average cost: $161,800
- 2001: 810 buildings, average cost: $159,500
- 2000: 688 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 1999: 619 buildings, average cost: $118,900
- 1998: 554 buildings, average cost: $113,800
- 1997: 509 buildings, average cost: $96,900
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%)
Merrimack County: | 6.8% |
New Hampshire: | 7.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.7 years old
(Males: 41.8 years old, Females: 43.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.1 years old, Black residents: 32.4 years old, American Indian residents: 15.0 years old, Asian residents: 45.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 42.2 years old)
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 .
Here: | 2.2% |
New Hampshire: | 2.5% |
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)
Merrimack County: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 6.2% |
- 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
Here: | 96.6% with mortgage |
State: | 95.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Merrimack County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 24,654 | 7 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,791 | 51 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,195 | 36 |
Other | 2,097 | 15 |
Orthodox | 580 | 2 |
None | 101,128 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Merrimack County: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
New Hampshire: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
New Hampshire: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Merrimack County: | 4.39 / 10,000 pop. |
New Hampshire: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.77 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Merrimack County: | 7.4% |
New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Merrimack County: | 23.8% |
State: | 24.4% |
Here: | 16.9% |
State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Merrimack County:
Average size of farms: 158 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $81,996
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2435.41
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $76,364
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,705
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.20%
Vegetables: 395 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 275 acres
Earthquake activity:
Merrimack County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.5 miles away from Merrimack County center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 143.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 15.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 133.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Merrimack County center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Merrimack County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 12, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59,799 (72.0%)
- Carpooled: 6,862 (8.3%)
- Bus: 81 (0.1%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 23 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 795 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 243 (0.3%)
- Walked: 2,056 (2.5%)
- Worked at home: 12,710 (15.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Canada (12%)
- Philippines (5%)
- India (4%)
- Nepal (4%)
- Bhutan (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (3%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (14%)
- American (11%)
- French Canadian (9%)
- French (except Basque) (8%)
- Italian (5%)
- German (4%)
People in group quarters in Merrimack County, New Hampshire in 2010:
- 2,462 people in college/university student housing
- 1,766 people in state prisons
- 1,018 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 314 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 250 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 181 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 132 people in group homes intended for adults
- 59 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 51 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 44 people in correctional residential facilities
- 40 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 10 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Merrimack County, New Hampshire in 2000:
- 2,168 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,642 people in state prisons
- 1,314 people in nursing homes
- 269 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 198 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 150 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 147 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 76 people in other group homes
- 55 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 50 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 48 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 42 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 33 people in halfway houses
- 30 people in religious group quarters
- 21 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
8.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($81,622 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.03% |
New Hampshire average: | 7.66% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 6.89% |
New Hampshire average: | 6.80% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 22,467 (18,192 aged, 4,275 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,748 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Merrimack County, New Hampshire in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,026)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,473)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,273)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,184)
- Unspecified dementia (1,175)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (856)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (763)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (687)
- Congestive heart failure (502)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (475)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,025
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 212
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,991
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,026
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 864
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.2. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 62.1
- Suffocation - 38.1
- Poisoning - 25.0
- Other - 8.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 156,020- 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:
Births: 7,899Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 57 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,123
Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
State: | 39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +834
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,238
Here: | +56 per 1000 residents |
State: | +31 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.84 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 3.9 |
State: | 4.0 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Merrimack County: | 89.1% |
State average: | 89.8% |
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
- 41.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.7%Utility gas
- 18.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.9%Wood
- 3.6%Electricity
- 2.2%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 36.8%Electricity
- 27.7%Utility gas
- 15.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.9%No fuel used
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.8% |
New Hampshire: | 11.4% |
Here: | 20.5% |
New Hampshire: | 14.0% |
Here: | 46.6% |
New Hampshire: | 38.0% |
Merrimack County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,254,000
- Charges - Other: $26,833,000
Other: $9,874,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,150,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $47,210,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $31,528,000
General - Other: $14,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,675,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,413,000
General - Other: $10,141,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,790,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,556,000
Police Protection: $3,676,000
General Public Buildings: $3,490,000
Police Protection: $3,481,000
General Public Buildings: $3,264,000
Central Staff Services: $1,714,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,347,000
Financial Administration: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $979,000
Health - Other: $436,000
Health - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $198,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,638,000
Interest on Debt: $1,528,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,703,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,678,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,640,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,559,000
General Revenue - Other: $459,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,561,000
Cash and Securities: $13,725,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $34,147,000
Public Welfare: $30,659,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other: $584,000
Housing and Community Development: $498,000
- Tax - Property: $46,966,000
Property: $45,874,000
Merrimack County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,254,000
- Charges - Other: $26,833,000
Other: $9,874,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,150,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $47,210,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $31,528,000
General - Other: $14,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,675,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,413,000
General - Other: $10,141,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,790,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,556,000
Police Protection: $3,676,000
General Public Buildings: $3,490,000
Police Protection: $3,481,000
General Public Buildings: $3,264,000
Central Staff Services: $1,714,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,347,000
Financial Administration: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $979,000
Health - Other: $436,000
Health - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $198,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,638,000
Interest on Debt: $1,528,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,703,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,678,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,640,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,559,000
General Revenue - Other: $459,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,561,000
Cash and Securities: $13,725,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $34,147,000
Public Welfare: $30,659,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other: $584,000
Housing and Community Development: $498,000
- Tax - Property: $46,966,000
Property: $45,874,000
Merrimack County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,254,000
- Charges - Other: $26,833,000
Other: $9,874,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,150,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $47,210,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $31,528,000
General - Other: $14,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,675,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,413,000
General - Other: $10,141,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,790,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,556,000
Police Protection: $3,676,000
General Public Buildings: $3,490,000
Police Protection: $3,481,000
General Public Buildings: $3,264,000
Central Staff Services: $1,714,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,347,000
Financial Administration: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $979,000
Health - Other: $436,000
Health - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $198,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,638,000
Interest on Debt: $1,528,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,703,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,678,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,640,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,559,000
General Revenue - Other: $459,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,561,000
Cash and Securities: $13,725,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $34,147,000
Public Welfare: $30,659,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other: $584,000
Housing and Community Development: $498,000
- Tax - Property: $46,966,000
Property: $45,874,000
Merrimack County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,254,000
- Charges - Other: $26,833,000
Other: $9,874,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,150,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $47,210,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $31,528,000
General - Other: $14,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,675,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,413,000
General - Other: $10,141,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,790,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,556,000
Police Protection: $3,676,000
General Public Buildings: $3,490,000
Police Protection: $3,481,000
General Public Buildings: $3,264,000
Central Staff Services: $1,714,000
Central Staff Services: $1,496,000
Financial Administration: $1,347,000
Financial Administration: $1,261,000
Parks and Recreation: $979,000
Health - Other: $436,000
Health - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $198,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,638,000
Interest on Debt: $1,528,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,703,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $48,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,375,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,735,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,678,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,640,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,559,000
General Revenue - Other: $459,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,561,000
Cash and Securities: $13,725,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $34,147,000
Public Welfare: $30,659,000
Other: $1,465,000
Other: $584,000
Housing and Community Development: $498,000
- Tax - Property: $46,966,000
Property: $45,874,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 3 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 21 | $158,571 | 386 | $166,943 | 1,271 | $139,968 | 89 | $40,831 | 2 | $210,000 | 43 | $120,116 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $170,500 | 33 | $159,061 | 167 | $127,862 | 13 | $64,385 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $136,333 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 77 | $115,429 | 331 | $136,399 | 37 | $43,703 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $111,111 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $150,400 | 34 | $152,559 | 227 | $137,308 | 14 | $42,286 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $124,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $71,000 | 11 | $149,909 | 42 | $147,190 | 2 | $21,500 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 3 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 141 | $186,305 | 64 | $170,812 | 4 | $152,250 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 13 | $246,615 | 17 | $214,118 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $176,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $238,000 | 5 | $202,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Merrimack County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 833 | 74.4 years |
Mary | 751 | 81.6 years |
Robert | 712 | 72.4 years |
William | 667 | 74.9 years |
George | 528 | 76.7 years |
Dorothy | 455 | 79.9 years |
Ruth | 454 | 82.5 years |
Helen | 440 | 82.7 years |
Charles | 437 | 77.0 years |
James | 410 | 73.6 years |
Most common last names in Merrimack County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 300 | 77.7 years |
Brown | 179 | 78.5 years |
Johnson | 158 | 78.9 years |
Davis | 154 | 78.0 years |
Clark | 144 | 77.7 years |
Jones | 114 | 78.1 years |
Martin | 101 | 76.7 years |
Anderson | 96 | 77.9 years |
Chase | 94 | 76.2 years |
Young | 90 | 78.0 years |
Businesses in Merrimack County, NH | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Marriott | 4 | |
Ace Hardware | 6 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 18 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | McDonald's | 8 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | New Balance | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Nike | 4 | |
Best Western | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
CVS | 4 | Outback | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
Chico's | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Circle K | 9 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 4 | |
Curves | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sears | 4 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 28 | Shaw's | 4 | |
Fashion Bug | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
FedEx | 27 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Staples | 2 | |
Ford | 3 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GNC | 5 | Subaru | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subway | 7 | |
Gap | 1 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
Goodwill | 6 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
H&R Block | 6 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Target | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 12 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
Jones New York | 3 | UPS | 32 | |
Journeys | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 3 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 2 | |
LensCrafters | 1 |
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"