Gilford town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,725 ( 599 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.8 square miles
Population density: 199.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,003	90.65%	1.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	328	4.25%	543.1%
2+ races:	227	2.94%	305.4%
Hispanic:	164	2.12%	76.3%

Total non-White:	722	9.35%	218.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	104	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	495	8.4

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
7,126
6,899	96.81%
21	0.29%
4	0.06%
51	0.72%
56	0.79%
93	1.31%
227	3.19%

2000
6,803
6,636	97.55%
0	0.00%
12	0.18%
64	0.94%
75	1.10%
8	0.12%
167	2.45%

1990
5,867
5,840	99.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.15%
n/a
18	0.31%
27	0.46%

1980
4,841
4,827	99.71%
0	0.00%
8	0.17%
6	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

263	3.9
60	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

796	13.6
140	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,013	20.9
13	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilford town, 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
46.8
1,524	19.7%
6,201	80.3%
1,556	20.1%

3,069
2.52

2,187	71.3%
1,833	83.8%
97	4.4%
882	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
47.9
1,487	20.9%
5,639	79.1%
1,358	19.1%

3,007
2.37

2,085	69.3%
1,710	82.0%
138	6.6%
922	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.1
1,625	23.9%
5,178	76.1%
1,146	16.8%

2,773
2.45

1,995	71.9%
1,732	86.8%
72	3.6%
778	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
1,411	24.0%
4,456	76.0%
829	14.1%

2,315
2.53

1,749	75.6%
1,540	88.1%
57	3.3%
566	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
35.5
1,358	28.1%
3,483	71.9%
602	12.4%

1,799
2.69

1,439	80.0%
1,300	90.3%
53	3.7%
360	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Gilford town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	69	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	38	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	77	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	67	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	209	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	242	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	232	7.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	581	18.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	398	13.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	402	13.1%
$200,000 or more	383	12.5%

Median Household Income	112,522
Per Capita Income	53,036

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	166	5.4%
Public Assistance	72	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	115	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,372	71.7%
Unemployed	62	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,434	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,270	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,398	874	61.5%
Non-Profit	124	356	25.8%
Self-Employed	308	166	65.0%

Local Government	164	325	33.5%
State Government	1	62	1.6%
Federal Government	10	4	71.4%

Total Private + Self	1,706	1,040	62.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	299	747	28.6%
Total	2,005	1,787	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	860	22.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	958	25.3%
Professional, Technical	864	22.8%
Service Occupations	407	10.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.2%
All others	703	18.5%

White Collar		70.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	595	15.7%
Health care and social assistance	536	14.1%
Educational services	438	11.6%
Manufacturing	354	9.3%
Construction	347	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	258	6.8%
Finance and insurance	235	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	203	5.4%
Wholesale trade	164	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	151	4.0%
Other services	144	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	96	2.5%
Public administration	87	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	87	2.3%
Information	65	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	22	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43	0.56%
Puerto Rican	59	0.76%
Cuban	45	0.58%
Dominican	17	0.22%

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

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	237	3.07%
Chinese	53	0.69%
Korean	34	0.44%
Filipino	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,830	94.5%
Other Indo-European	289	4.0%
Korean	30	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	26	0.4%
German, other Germanic	19	0.3%
Chinese	18	0.2%
Spanish	14	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,592	20.6%
English	1,322	17.1%
Italian	976	12.6%
French	687	8.9%
French Canadian	502	6.5%
German	329	4.3%
European	323	4.2%
Scottish	309	4.0%
American	213	2.8%
Greek	169	2.2%
British	151	2.0%
Polish	151	2.0%
Portuguese	128	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	127	1.6%
Welsh	113	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,641	98.9%
Not a citizen	84	1.1%

Native	7,425	96.1%
Foreign-born	300	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
78	1.4%	102	1.8%	1,333	23.5%	1,706	30.1%	1,164	20.5%	1,282	22.6%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	78	1.4%
9-12 Years	102	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,333	23.5%
Some College	1,706	30.1%
Bach. Degree	1,164	20.5%
Grad Degree	1,282	22.6%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +244	D +291	D + 7.3%
D +535
2020 vs. 2012	R +300	D +75	D + 2.3%
D +375
2020 vs. 2008	R +456	R +194	R + 3.6%
D +262

2016 vs. 2008	R +212	R +485	R + 10.8%
D -273
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,748	51.7%	Joe Biden (D)	2,508	47.2%	57	1.1%	5,313	6	5	0.66%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	2,504	52.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,973	41.6%	270	5.7%	4,747	6	7	0.64%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,448	52.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,133	46.0%	55	1.2%	4,636	6	6	0.65%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	2,292	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	2,246	49.2%	27	0.6%	4,565	6	5	0.64%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,636	57.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,924	41.9%	32	0.7%	4,592	9	7	0.68%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	2,248	57.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,514	38.6%	156	4.0%	3,918	9	9	0.69%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,508

47.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,748

51.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

5,313

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,973

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,504

52.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

159

3.3%

Other

111

2.3%

TOTAL

4,747

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,133

46.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,448

52.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,636

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,246

49.2%

John McCain (R)

2,292

50.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,565

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,636

57.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,924

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,592

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Gilford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,248

57.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,514

38.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

130

3.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,918

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gilford town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Don Bolduc (R)	2,163	51.4%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	1,981	47.0%	67 [+]	1.6%	4,211	7	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 62 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2022	G	67%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,864	68.2%	Tom Sherman (D)	1,286	30.6%	52 [+]	1.2%	4,202	11	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 25 (0.6%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 18 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
2020	S2	84%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,720	51.7%	Corky Messner (R)	2,473	47.0%	71 [+]	1.3%	5,264	6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 66 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2020	G	83%	Chris Sununu* (R)	3,796	72.8%	Dan Feltes (D)	1,372	26.3%	49 [+]	0.9%	5,217	8	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 46 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	61%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,299	61.6%	Molly Kelly (D)	1,399	37.5%	35 [+]	0.9%	3,733	9	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 34 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	78%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	2,497	53.1%	Maggie Hassan (D)	2,065	43.9%	138 [+]	2.9%	4,700	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 83 (1.8%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 53 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	G	77%	Chris Sununu (R)	2,552	55.0%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	1,909	41.2%	175 [+]	3.8%	4,636	6	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 163 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.3%);
2014	S2	57%	Scott Brown (R)	1,793	53.5%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	1,549	46.2%	10 [+]	0.3%	3,352	5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%);
2014	G	57%	Walt Havenstein (R)	1,718	51.3%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	1,625	48.5%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,351	4	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,168
Median Value	$363,700

Occupied	3,069	59.4%
Vacant	2,099	40.6%

Owned	2,771	90.3%
Rented	298	9.7%
Median Rent	$1,028

Single-Family Units	4,243	82.1%
Detached	4,054	78.4%
Attached	189	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	351	6.8%
Mobile Homes	467	9.0%

Gilford town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gilford town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Gilford town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gilford town, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gilford town, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gilford town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gilford town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gilford town, NH