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Coos County, NH

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

AI Overview

Coos County is a sparsely populated rural county of 31,386 residents with an economy rooted in natural resource industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $44,794 against median worker earnings of $37,063. The labor force is relatively small, with a participation rate of just 54.8% and only 20.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the 4.1% unemployment rate and median home value of $169,600 point to low-cost operating conditions. The county has shed 2.0% of its population over five years, carries a poverty rate of 12.9%, and has a median age of 50.3, indicating an older, contracting workforce base.

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

Population

31,386

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,677

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

Coos County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,158 (93.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone690 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race638 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races473 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone202 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone64 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,547
  2. 2.Spanish481
  3. 3.Other Indo-European223
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic40
  5. 5.Korean23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,707

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,794

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,525
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,819
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,412
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,370
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,100

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,321
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,006
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,712
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,815
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.46×)1,439
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.46×)980
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)1,510
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,850
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)771

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$843/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,279 (12.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,277 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999981 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999967 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999807 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999718 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,063

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,186 (75.9%)
  • Carpooled1,303 (9.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,067 (8.0%)
  • Walked529 (3.9%)
  • Other309 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.1%)

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.