Keene city, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 22,907 ( 502 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 617.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	21,127	92.23%	4.3%
Black:	233	1.02%	65.2%
Indian:	22	0.10%	42.1%
Asian:	155	0.68%	67.1%
2+ races:	780	3.41%	185.7%
Hispanic:	524	2.29%	40.9%

Total non-White:	1,780	7.77%	34.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-958	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	456	2.4

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
23,409
22,085	94.34%
141	0.60%
38	0.16%
471	2.01%
273	1.17%
372	1.59%
1,324	5.66%

2000
22,563
21,912	97.11%
46	0.20%
28	0.12%
271	1.20%
131	0.58%
144	0.64%
651	2.89%

1990
22,430
22,053	98.32%
61	0.27%
37	0.16%
174	0.78%
n/a
105	0.47%
377	1.68%

1980
21,449
21,331	99.45%
9	0.04%
0	0.00%
41	0.19%
n/a
63	0.29%
118	0.55%

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

173	0.8
673	3.0

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

-141	-0.6
274	1.2

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

722	3.4
259	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Keene city, 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
36.1
3,292	14.4%
19,615	85.6%
4,167	18.2%

9,259
2.19

4,541	49.0%
3,393	74.7%
417	9.2%
4,718	51.0%

2010
Number	Percent
34.0
3,882	16.6%
19,527	83.4%
3,439	14.7%

9,052
2.26

4,843	53.5%
3,539	73.1%
593	12.2%
4,209	46.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
4,308	19.1%
18,255	80.9%
3,433	15.2%

8,942
2.27

5,093	57.0%
3,919	76.9%
513	10.1%
3,849	43.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
4,838	21.6%
17,592	78.4%
3,257	14.5%

8,353
2.43

5,303	63.5%
4,215	79.5%
527	9.9%
3,050	36.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
5,336	24.9%
16,113	75.1%
2,733	12.7%

7,630
2.59

5,347	70.1%
4,449	83.2%
491	9.2%
2,283	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for Keene city, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	224	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	492	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	634	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	191	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	288	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	536	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	388	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	299	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	333	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	769	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	714	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,456	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	873	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	814	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	648	7.0%
$200,000 or more	600	6.5%

Median Household Income	69,381
Per Capita Income	37,968

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	360	3.9%
Public Assistance	196	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	772	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,946	70.6%
Unemployed	309	2.0%
In Armed Forces	30	0.2%

Total Labor Force	11,285	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	4,229	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,277	3,150	57.6%
Non-Profit	291	1,083	21.2%
Self-Employed	700	427	62.1%

Local Government	292	802	26.7%
State Government	352	367	49.0%
Federal Government	77	73	51.3%

Total Private + Self	4,977	3,577	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,012	2,325	30.3%
Total	5,989	5,902	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,868	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,393	20.1%
Professional, Technical	3,510	29.4%
Service Occupations	1,990	16.7%
All others	2,162	18.1%

White Collar		65.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,870	15.7%
Retail trade	1,807	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	1,611	13.5%
Manufacturing	1,322	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	790	6.6%
Finance and insurance	682	5.7%
Construction	676	5.7%
Wholesale trade	666	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	590	4.9%
Other services	404	3.4%
Public administration	287	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	286	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	282	2.4%
Information	259	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	227	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	0.5%
Utilities	16	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	0.07%
Puerto Rican	250	1.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	51	0.22%

Total Central American	20	0.09%
Costa Rican	15	0.07%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	5	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	115	0.50%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	7	0.03%
Ecuadorian	16	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	88	0.38%
Uruguayan	4	0.02%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	72	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	57	0.25%
Indian	50	0.22%
Korean	28	0.12%
Japanese	13	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,073	95.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	194	0.9%
Spanish	186	0.8%
Other	166	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	150	0.7%
Other Indo-European	127	0.6%
Chinese	109	0.5%
German, other Germanic	18	0.1%
Other Asian	12	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	4,205	18.4%
English	3,907	17.1%
Italian	2,493	10.9%
French	2,389	10.4%
German	1,940	8.5%
French Canadian	1,896	8.3%
Scottish	817	3.6%
Polish	713	3.1%
European	623	2.7%
American	587	2.6%
Swedish	381	1.7%
Norwegian	354	1.5%
Dutch	279	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	251	1.1%
Russian	219	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,483	98.1%
Not a citizen	424	1.9%

Native	21,955	95.8%
Foreign-born	952	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
434	2.9%	581	3.8%	3,877	25.6%	3,578	23.6%	4,265	28.2%	2,410	15.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	434	2.9%
9-12 Years	581	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,877	25.6%
Some College	3,578	23.6%
Bach. Degree	4,265	28.2%
Grad Degree	2,410	15.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -73	D +1,091	D + 6.0%
D +1,018
2020 vs. 2012	R +145	D +87	R + 0.5%
D +232
2020 vs. 2008	R +117	R +594	R + 3.4%
D -477

2016 vs. 2008	R +190	R +1,685	R + 9.4%
D -1,495
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	8,950	69.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,758	29.1%	221	1.7%	12,929	-16	-18	1.60%
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,932	62.6%	Donald Trump (R)	3,831	30.2%	910	7.2%	12,673	-16	-16	1.70%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,718	69.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,613	28.7%	248	2.0%	12,579	-18	-18	1.77%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	9,427	71.4%	John McCain (R)	3,641	27.6%	126	1.0%	13,194	-17	-18	1.86%
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	8,378	67.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,004	32.1%	101	0.8%	12,483	-17	-19	1.84%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	5,856	57.4%	George W. Bush (R)	3,704	36.3%	647	6.3%	10,207	-12	-12	1.79%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

8,950

69.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,758

29.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

221

1.7%

TOTAL

12,929

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -18

2016 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,932

62.6%

Donald Trump (R)

3,831

30.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

461

3.6%

Other

449

3.5%

TOTAL

12,673

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -16

2012 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

8,718

69.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,613

28.7%

Other

248

2.0%

TOTAL

12,579

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -18

2008 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

9,427

71.4%

John McCain (R)

3,641

27.6%

Other

126

1.0%

TOTAL

13,194

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -18

2004 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,004

32.1%

John Kerry (D)

8,378

67.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

12,483

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -19

2000 President, Keene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,704

36.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

5,856

57.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

580

5.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

10,207

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Keene city, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	6,871	72.3%	Don Bolduc (R)	2,463	25.9%	175 [+]	1.8%	9,509	-19	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 169 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2022	G	50%	Tom Sherman (D)	5,944	62.6%	Chris Sununu* (R)	3,409	35.9%	137 [+]	1.4%	9,490	-21	1.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 68 (0.7%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 51 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.2%);
2020	S2	68%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	9,127	71.8%	Corky Messner (R)	3,229	25.4%	350 [+]	2.8%	12,706	-16	1.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 336 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.1%);
2020	G	68%	Dan Feltes (D)	6,497	51.1%	Chris Sununu* (R)	5,966	46.9%	258 [+]	2.0%	12,721	-18	1.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 245 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.1%);
2018	G	51%	Molly Kelly (D)	6,539	68.3%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,900	30.3%	141 [+]	1.5%	9,580	-23	1.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 141 (1.5%);
2016	S3	66%	Maggie Hassan (D)	8,100	64.7%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	3,894	31.1%	524 [+]	4.2%	12,518	-17	1.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 288 (2.3%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 226 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2016	G	63%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	7,491	62.0%	Chris Sununu (R)	4,070	33.7%	518 [+]	4.3%	12,079	-15	1.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 486 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 32 (0.3%);
2014	S2	40%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	5,242	68.6%	Scott Brown (R)	2,359	30.9%	44 [+]	0.6%	7,645	-17	1.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 44 (0.6%);
2014	G	39%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	5,274	69.6%	Walt Havenstein (R)	2,280	30.1%	21 [+]	0.3%	7,575	-17	1.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 21 (0.3%);

*: 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	10,313
Median Value	$221,400

Occupied	9,259	89.8%
Vacant	1,054	10.2%

Owned	4,762	51.4%
Rented	4,497	48.6%
Median Rent	$1,153

Single-Family Units	5,362	52.0%
Detached	4,863	47.2%
Attached	499	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,655	25.7%
Mobile Homes	392	3.8%

Keene city, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Keene city, NH

2022 Housing Data for Keene city, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Keene city, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Keene city, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Keene city, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Keene city, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Keene city, NH