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Carroll County, NH

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

AI Overview

Carroll County, NH is a small, rural economy of 51,259 residents that grew 7.1% over five years, with a median age of 54.6 and a labor force participation rate of 58.8%, reflecting a heavily retirement-oriented population. The workforce of roughly 30,000 earns a median of $42,223, and 38.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while the 5.3% unemployment rate sits modestly above typical rural New Hampshire norms. Housing costs are notable — median home values reach $348,900 with an 83.4% homeownership rate — while a low poverty rate of 7.5% and per capita income of $49,562 indicate relative economic stability despite the constrained labor pool.

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

Population

51,259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,463

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

54.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone48,863 (94.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,159 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races693 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone427 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone310 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone219 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish605
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)526
  3. 3.Other Indo-European166
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic114
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

30.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,011

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,238

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,562

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,086
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,249
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,191
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,777
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,546
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,925
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,254
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,296
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,030

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.58×)2,711
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.24×)2,689
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)1,391
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.15×)532
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)2,958

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$348,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,179/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,512 (19.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,259 (17.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,581 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,893 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,629 (8.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,361 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,945 (73.0%)
  • Worked At Home3,994 (16.2%)
  • Carpooled1,727 (7.0%)
  • Walked449 (1.8%)
  • Other320 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit98 (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.