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Meredith town, Belknap County, NH

6,758 Population
40.1 square miles 168.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.5 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Belknap County: 48.4 ±0.5
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Hampshire: 43.3 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$58,015 ±$7,858 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Belknap County: $49,037 ±$2,273
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Hampshire: $52,798 ±$540
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$87,019 ±$18,824 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Belknap County: $92,783 ±$4,217
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Hampshire: $99,031 ±$1,123
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.7% ±2.7% (503  ±173) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Belknap County: 8.5% † 5,394 (±1.2% / ±744)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Hampshire: 7.3% 98,248 (±0.3% / ±3,704)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±2.4 (60,320  ±10,860) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Belknap County: 25.1 707,515 (±1.4 / ±47,171)
  • about the same as the figure in New Hampshire: 26.7 16,302,015 (±0.2 / ±193,854)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,041 ±213 Number of households
  • Belknap County: 26,337 ±724
  • New Hampshire: 555,822 ±2,236
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (6,593  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Belknap County: 2.4 63,525 (±0.1 / ±58)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Hampshire: 2.4 1,353,835
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

5,041 ±272 Number of housing units
  • Belknap County: 39,003 ±49
  • New Hampshire: 648,472 ±247
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$480,100 ±$48,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Belknap County: $374,900 ±$10,174
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Hampshire: $402,500 ±$2,808
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±3.5% (478  ±235.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Belknap County: 10.1% † 6,488 (±1.4% / ±922)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Hampshire: 10.7% 147,877 (±0.4% / ±4,807)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.4% ±8.7% (5,113  ±524.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Belknap County: 93.8% 46,312 (±3.3% / ±1,632.2)
  • about the same as the rate in New Hampshire: 94.4% 962,216 (±0.7% / ±7,083.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.9% ±6.2% (2,459  ±352.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Belknap County: 33.6% 16,561 (±1.8% / ±881)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hampshire: 40.7% 414,276 (±0.5% / ±4,552.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.3% ±2.5% (359  ±166) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Belknap County: 2.8% 1,807
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hampshire: 6.1% 85,632
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.8% ±2.8% (638  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Belknap County: 9.7% 5,191 (±0.8% / ±426)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Hampshire: 7.6% 86,727 (±0.2% / ±1,890)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
638 Total veterans ±166 628 Male ±166 10 Female ±24

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