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Belknap County, NH

Demographic and economic profile of Belknap County, NH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Belknap County is a small New Hampshire county of 65,257 residents that has grown 6.0% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $48,596 and median household income of $92,783. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.5% with 62.4% participation—and while 93.8% of residents hold a high school diploma, only 32.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and services rather than knowledge industries. Housing costs are moderate relative to broader New England, with a median home value of $340,000 and median gross rent of $1,184/month, and an 80.1% homeownership rate signals a largely settled, older resident base with a median age of 48.4.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

65,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$92,783

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

Belknap County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone60,232 (93.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,287 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,195 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone821 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone744 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone342 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)518
  2. 2.Other Indo-European477
  3. 3.Spanish449
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic184
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)141

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,191

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,596

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$47,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,809
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,220
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,976
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,424
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,845
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,858
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,535
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,885
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,204

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.23×)2,819
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)3,285
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)3,966
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)1,705
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.07×)1,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$340,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,184/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,683 (22.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,506 (16.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,336 (15.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,009 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,857 (8.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,164 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,759

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,948 (76.4%)
  • Worked At Home4,422 (13.5%)
  • Carpooled2,500 (7.7%)
  • Walked451 (1.4%)
  • Other177 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit141 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.