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Coos County, NH

31,486 Population
1,794.6 square miles 17.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Hampshire: 43 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,442 ±$994 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Hampshire: $41,234 ±$345
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$48,945 ±$1,963 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Hampshire: $77,923 ±$846
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.7% ±1.5% (3,425  ±450) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Hampshire: 7.4% 97,418 (±0.3% / ±3,403)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

22.1 minutes ±0.8 (288,040  ±15,130) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Hampshire: 27.4 17,972,435 (±0.2 / ±179,307)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

13,967 ±381 Number of households
  • New Hampshire: 539,116 ±1,981
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.1 ±0.1 (29,455  ±277) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Hampshire: 2.4 1,313,821 (±0)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4% ±1.5% (217  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hampshire: 4.6% 13,731 (±0.3% / ±856)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

21,641 ±145 Number of housing units
  • New Hampshire: 638,611 ±255
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$132,500 ±$5,971 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New Hampshire: $272,300 ±$1,600
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.6% ±1.7% (4,561  ±533.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hampshire: 13.6% 182,692 (±0.4% / ±5,077.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.1% ±2.9% (21,371  ±714.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Hampshire: 93.3% 905,707 (±0.7% / ±6,644.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
19.7% ±1.5% (4,775  ±367.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New Hampshire: 37.6% 364,685 (±0.4% / ±4,163.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±0.4% (823  ±132) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Hampshire: 6.1% 82,622 (±0.2% / ±2,191)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

10.8% ±0.9% (2,830  ±248) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Hampshire: 8.5% 93,326 (±0.2% / ±2,008)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
2,830 Total veterans ±248 2,504 Male ±235 326 Female ±98

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