2022 population: 64,781 ( 4,693 from 2010 , 1,072 from 2020)
Land area: 401.8 square miles
Population density: 161.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	61,049	94.24%	6.1%
Black:	430	0.66%	64.8%
Indian:	161	0.25%	35.3%
Asian:	772	1.19%	9.7%
2+ races:	907	1.40%	30.1%
Hispanic:	1,462	2.26%	101.9%

Total non-White:	3,732	5.76%	47.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,100	8.6
Deaths:	1,880	14.8
Net Migration:	1,850	14.5
Net Immigration:	49	0.4

Change in White population:	3,496	5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,197	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
60,088
57,553	95.78%
261	0.43%
119	0.20%
704	1.17%
697	1.16%
724	1.20%
2,535	4.22%

2000
56,325
54,685	97.09%
151	0.27%
164	0.29%
314	0.56%
563	1.00%
418	0.74%
1,640	2.91%

1990
49,216
48,721	98.99%
51	0.10%
79	0.16%
167	0.34%
n/a
198	0.40%
495	1.01%

1980
42,884
42,535	99.19%
45	0.10%
93	0.22%
67	0.16%
n/a
142	0.33%
349	0.81%

1970
32,367
32,190	99.45%
29	0.09%
12	0.04%
52	0.16%
n/a
55	0.17%
177	0.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,461	9.7
5,406	9.6
4,907	8.7
363	0.6

2,868	5.1
895	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
5,955	12.1
5,092	10.3
3,940	8.0
163	0.3

5,964	12.1
1,145	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
6,702	15.6
4,597	10.7
4,585	10.7
n/a

6,186	14.4
146	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,526	26.3
n/a

10,345	32.0
172	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Belknap County, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.8
11,470	17.7%
53,311	82.3%
14,545	22.5%

25,956
2.42

17,100	65.9%
13,675	80.0%
1,303	7.6%
8,856	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
12,481	20.8%
47,607	79.2%
10,057	16.7%

24,766
2.39

16,609	67.1%
12,991	78.2%
1,412	8.5%
8,157	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
13,335	23.7%
42,990	76.3%
8,494	15.1%

22,444
2.46

15,565	69.4%
12,761	82.0%
1,187	7.6%
6,879	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
12,690	25.8%
36,526	74.2%
6,743	13.7%

18,890
2.57

13,448	71.2%
11,353	84.4%
869	6.5%
5,442	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
11,832	27.6%
31,052	72.4%
5,671	13.2%

15,540
2.69

11,383	73.2%
9,765	85.8%
753	6.6%
4,157	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Belknap County, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	912	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	810	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	774	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	882	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	986	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,185	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	931	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	833	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	883	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,871	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,187	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,096	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,163	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,336	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,638	10.2%
$200,000 or more	2,469	9.5%

Median Household Income	80,719
Per Capita Income	43,670

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,667	6.4%
Public Assistance	764	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,998	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	29,601	76.7%
Unemployed	763	2.0%
In Armed Forces	102	0.3%

Total Labor Force	30,466	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	8,146	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,349	9,120	55.4%
Non-Profit	1,094	2,709	28.8%
Self-Employed	2,498	1,388	64.3%

Local Government	1,096	1,754	38.5%
State Government	521	708	42.4%
Federal Government	267	223	54.5%

Total Private + Self	13,847	10,508	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,978	5,394	35.6%
Total	16,825	15,902	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,194	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,396	22.5%
Professional, Technical	7,127	21.7%
Service Occupations	5,995	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	74	0.2%
All others	7,130	21.7%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	4,518	13.8%
Retail trade	4,210	12.8%
Manufacturing	3,474	10.6%
Educational services	3,367	10.3%
Construction	3,019	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	2,542	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,083	6.3%
Other services	1,612	4.9%
Finance and insurance	1,516	4.6%
Public administration	1,282	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,222	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	883	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	801	2.4%
Wholesale trade	762	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	731	2.2%
Information	393	1.2%
Utilities	258	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	159	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	350	0.55%
Puerto Rican	594	0.93%
Cuban	54	0.08%
Dominican	44	0.07%

Total Central American	7	0.01%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	7	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	106	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	101	0.16%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	123	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	329	0.51%
Filipino	130	0.20%
Laotian	103	0.16%
Chinese	97	0.15%
Korean	57	0.09%
Vietnamese	36	0.06%
Thai	24	0.04%
Cambodian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	59,238	96.7%
Other Indo-European	577	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	484	0.8%
Spanish	345	0.6%
German, other Germanic	142	0.2%
Other Asian	110	0.2%
Tagalog	109	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	93	0.2%
Other	71	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	12,435	19.5%
English	12,280	19.2%
French	8,056	12.6%
French Canadian	6,059	9.5%
Italian	5,244	8.2%
German	4,461	7.0%
American	3,595	5.6%
Scottish	2,153	3.4%
Polish	1,815	2.8%
Swedish	1,190	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	886	1.4%
Portuguese	741	1.2%
European	660	1.0%
Norwegian	596	0.9%
Greek	559	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	63,290	99.0%
Not a citizen	624	1.0%

Native	61,843	96.8%
Foreign-born	2,071	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
700	1.5%	2,461	5.1%	14,242	29.7%	15,251	31.8%	9,127	19.0%	6,200	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	700	1.5%
9-12 Years	2,461	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,242	29.7%
Some College	15,251	31.8%
Bach. Degree	9,127	19.0%
Grad Degree	6,200	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	26,735	25,219	1,516	5.7%	5.3%
1991	26,736	24,715	2,021	7.6%	6.8%
1992	26,505	24,425	2,080	7.8%	7.3%
1993	26,671	24,947	1,724	6.5%	6.1%
1994	27,639	26,439	1,200	4.3%	4.5%
1995	27,680	26,693	987	3.6%	3.8%
1996	28,256	27,211	1,045	3.7%	3.8%
1997	29,443	28,517	926	3.1%	3.4%
1998	30,365	29,613	752	2.5%	2.8%
1999	30,018	29,288	730	2.4%	2.7%

2000	30,857	30,104	753	2.4%	2.7%
2001	31,134	30,215	919	3.0%	3.4%
2002	31,585	30,354	1,231	3.9%	4.5%
2003	31,598	30,335	1,263	4.0%	4.4%
2004	31,641	30,529	1,112	3.5%	3.8%
2005	31,929	30,840	1,089	3.4%	3.6%
2006	32,537	31,433	1,104	3.4%	3.5%
2007	32,406	31,252	1,154	3.6%	3.5%
2008	32,646	31,354	1,292	4.0%	3.7%
2009	32,342	30,220	2,122	6.6%	6.1%

2010	32,318	30,163	2,155	6.7%	6.1%
2011	32,070	30,286	1,784	5.6%	5.5%
2012	32,042	30,321	1,721	5.4%	5.4%
2013	32,065	30,409	1,656	5.2%	5.3%
2014	31,687	30,358	1,329	4.2%	4.3%
2015	31,645	30,579	1,066	3.4%	3.4%
2016	31,425	30,534	891	2.8%	2.9%
2017	31,136	30,277	859	2.8%	2.8%
2018	31,336	30,510	826	2.6%	2.6%
2019	31,571	30,758	813	2.6%	2.6%

2020	31,128	28,971	2,157	6.9%	6.7%
2021	31,059	29,946	1,113	3.6%	3.4%
2022	31,110	30,324	786	2.5%	2.5%
2023	30,978	30,315	663	2.1%	2.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	38,478
Median Value	$295,900

Occupied	25,956	67.5%
Vacant	12,522	32.5%

Owned	20,011	77.1%
Rented	5,945	22.9%
Median Rent	$1,153

Single-Family Units	29,252	76.0%
Detached	27,732	72.1%
Attached	1,520	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,196	8.3%
Mobile Homes	3,236	8.4%

Belknap County, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belknap County, NH

2022 Housing Data for Belknap County, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belknap County, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belknap County, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belknap County, NH

Historical Labor Force Data for Belknap County, NH