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Strafford County, NH

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

AI Overview

Strafford County is a mid-sized New Hampshire county of 134,202 residents that grew 2.7% over five years, with an economy anchored in healthcare, education, and public administration services typical of a region anchored by the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The workforce of roughly 67.8% labor force participation skews younger, with a median age of 38.2 and 38.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, earning a median $45,061. Housing remains relatively accessible at a $332,400 median home value and $1,413 median rent, with a low 8.8% poverty rate and 3.6% unemployment supporting stable household incomes of $88,570.

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

Population

134,202

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$88,570

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone116,964 (88.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,726 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,193 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone3,618 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,534 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,481 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,550
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,189
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island843
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)740
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic433

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,932

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,236

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance16,855
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)10,513
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)8,593
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,336
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services7,467

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,868
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,880
  3. 3.Service Occupations12,331
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,785
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,294

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.48×)10,621
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)8,873
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)6,805
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)5,101
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)16,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$332,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,413/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,674 (22.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,459 (18.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9996,054 (17.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,504 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,378 (9.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,482 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,061

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone51,133 (71.6%)
  • Worked At Home11,548 (16.2%)
  • Carpooled4,319 (6.0%)
  • Walked2,500 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit1,032 (1.4%)
  • Other651 (0.9%)

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.