Orford town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,313 ( 76 from 2010 )
Land area: 46.5 square miles
Population density: 28.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,237	94.21%	3.4%
Black:	32	2.44%	540.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.15%	89.5%
Hispanic:	42	3.20%	425.0%

Total non-White:	76	5.79%	85.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	41	4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	35	3.4

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
1,237
1,196	96.69%
5	0.40%
0	0.00%
9	0.73%
19	1.54%
8	0.65%
41	3.31%

2000
1,089
1,053	96.69%
4	0.37%
3	0.28%
13	1.19%
6	0.55%
2	0.18%
36	3.31%

1990
1,008
990	98.21%
0	0.00%
3	0.30%
7	0.69%
n/a
8	0.79%
18	1.79%

1980
928
915	98.60%
0	0.00%
2	0.22%
2	0.22%
n/a
9	0.97%
13	1.40%

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

143	13.1
5	0.5

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

63	6.2
18	1.8

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

75	8.1
5	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Orford 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
48.7
198	15.1%
1,115	84.9%
332	25.3%

563
2.33

317	56.3%
273	86.1%
10	3.2%
246	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
257	20.8%
980	79.2%
198	16.0%

535
2.31

346	64.7%
289	83.5%
19	5.5%
189	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
230	21.1%
859	78.9%
148	13.6%

472
2.31

320	67.8%
281	87.8%
14	4.4%
152	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
251	24.9%
757	75.1%
154	15.3%

400
2.49

277	69.2%
228	82.3%
19	6.9%
123	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
263	28.3%
665	71.7%
161	17.3%

353
2.62

253	71.7%
213	84.2%
19	7.5%
100	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Orford town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	9.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	80	14.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	71	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	87	15.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	1.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	56	9.9%
$200,000 or more	77	13.7%

Median Household Income	82,625
Per Capita Income	58,958

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	3.4%
Public Assistance	3	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	1.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	615	79.5%
Unemployed	33	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	648	83.7%
Not in Labor Force	126	16.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	220	124	64.0%
Non-Profit	48	86	35.8%
Self-Employed	100	66	60.2%

Local Government	23	20	53.5%
State Government	4	14	22.2%
Federal Government	23	7	76.7%

Total Private + Self	320	190	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	98	127	43.6%
Total	418	317	56.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	94	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	202	27.5%
Professional, Technical	229	31.2%
Service Occupations	78	10.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	1.8%
All others	132	18.0%

White Collar		71.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	148	20.1%
Educational services	121	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	97	13.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	8.4%
Construction	60	8.2%
Manufacturing	58	7.9%
Other services	33	4.5%
Utilities	33	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	24	3.3%
Public administration	20	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	2.6%
Finance and insurance	10	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	9	1.2%
Wholesale trade	9	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.7%
Information	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	23	1.75%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	6	0.46%
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	13	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,237	98.0%
Spanish	13	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	234	17.8%
Irish	200	15.2%
German	160	12.2%
Italian	110	8.4%
American	95	7.2%
French Canadian	86	6.5%
French	70	5.3%
Ukrainian	47	3.6%
Scotch-Irish	40	3.0%
Polish	27	2.1%
British	23	1.8%
Swedish	21	1.6%
Austrian	20	1.5%
Dutch	20	1.5%
Scottish	17	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,310	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,307	99.5%
Foreign-born	6	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.9%	22	2.1%	251	24.3%	311	30.0%	210	20.3%	232	22.4%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.9%
9-12 Years	22	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	251	24.3%
Some College	311	30.0%
Bach. Degree	210	20.3%
Grad Degree	232	22.4%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	D +109	D + 9.5%
D +122
2020 vs. 2012	R +30	D +54	D + 2.3%
D +84
2020 vs. 2008	R +34	D +16	R + 1.7%
D +50

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	R +93	R + 11.2%
D -72
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	539	65.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	269	32.7%	15	1.8%	823	-13	-14	0.10%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	417	56.0%	Donald Trump (R)	256	34.4%	71	9.5%	744	-12	-11	0.10%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	455	64.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	239	33.9%	12	1.7%	706	-13	-13	0.10%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	489	67.0%	John McCain (R)	235	32.2%	6	0.8%	730	-12	-13	0.10%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	377	53.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	318	45.0%	11	1.6%	706	-4	-6	0.10%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	306	52.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	260	44.1%	23	3.9%	589	4	4	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

539

65.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

269

32.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

823

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

417

56.0%

Donald Trump (R)

256

34.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

5.5%

TOTAL

744

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

455

64.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

239

33.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

706

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

489

67.0%

John McCain (R)

235

32.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

730

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

318

45.0%

John Kerry (D)

377

53.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

706

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Orford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

306

52.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

260

44.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

589

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orford town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	440	67.1%	Don Bolduc (R)	203	30.9%	13 [+]	2.0%	656	-13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	58%	Tom Sherman (D)	356	54.8%	Chris Sununu* (R)	286	44.0%	8 [+]	1.2%	650	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	74%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	552	67.2%	Corky Messner (R)	259	31.5%	11 [+]	1.3%	822	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 10 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	G	74%	Chris Sununu* (R)	415	50.4%	Dan Feltes (D)	399	48.5%	9 [+]	1.1%	823	-15	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%);
2018	G	55%	Molly Kelly (D)	365	61.2%	Chris Sununu* (R)	224	37.6%	7 [+]	1.2%	596	-15	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%);
2016	S3	69%	Maggie Hassan (D)	407	55.5%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	294	40.1%	32 [+]	4.4%	733	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 20 (2.7%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%);
2016	G	69%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	410	56.1%	Chris Sununu (R)	295	40.4%	26 [+]	3.6%	731	-8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 25 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	48%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	321	65.1%	Scott Brown (R)	172	34.9%	0	0.0%	493	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	48%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	311	62.2%	Walt Havenstein (R)	189	37.8%	0	0.0%	500	-10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	652
Median Value	$275,500

Occupied	563	86.3%
Vacant	89	13.7%

Owned	443	78.7%
Rented	120	21.3%
Median Rent	$1,196

Single-Family Units	534	81.9%
Detached	524	80.4%
Attached	10	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14	2.1%
Mobile Homes	63	9.7%

Orford town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Orford town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Orford town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Orford town, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Orford town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Orford town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Orford town, NH