2022 population: 156,020 ( 9,575 from 2010 , 2,220 from 2020)
Land area: 932.9 square miles
Population density: 167.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	142,649	91.43%	3.3%
Black:	2,769	1.77%	90.7%
Indian:	359	0.23%	1.1%
Asian:	3,734	2.39%	59.1%
2+ races:	2,378	1.52%	32.1%
Hispanic:	4,131	2.65%	76.6%

Total non-White:	13,371	8.57%	59.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,986	9.7
Deaths:	3,525	11.5
Net Migration:	2,120	6.9
Net Immigration:	553	1.8

Change in White population:	4,601	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,974	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
146,445
138,048	94.27%
1,452	0.99%
355	0.24%
2,347	1.60%
1,800	1.23%
2,339	1.60%
8,397	5.73%

2000
136,225
131,343	96.42%
688	0.51%
286	0.21%
1,186	0.87%
1,269	0.93%
1,362	1.00%
4,882	3.58%

1990
120,005
117,887	98.24%
498	0.41%
280	0.23%
567	0.47%
n/a
773	0.64%
2,118	1.76%

1980
98,302
97,120	98.80%
305	0.31%
159	0.16%
224	0.23%
n/a
439	0.45%
1,182	1.20%

1970
80,925
80,415	99.37%
105	0.13%
29	0.04%
100	0.12%
n/a
218	0.27%
510	0.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,279	10.5
11,007	8.1
8,802	6.5
1,409	1.0

6,705	4.9
3,515	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
15,525	12.9
10,741	9.0
5,490	4.6
474	0.4

13,456	11.2
2,764	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
15,729	16.0
9,479	9.6
15,710	16.0
n/a

20,767	21.1
936	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,813	15.8
n/a

16,705	20.6
672	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrimack 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
42.8
28,655	18.4%
127,365	81.6%
29,128	18.7%

59,851
2.46

40,116	67.0%
32,405	80.8%
2,404	6.0%
19,735	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
31,946	21.8%
114,499	78.2%
20,008	13.7%

57,069
2.46

38,104	66.8%
29,923	78.5%
3,266	8.6%
18,965	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
33,869	24.9%
102,356	75.1%
16,869	12.4%

51,892
2.50

35,786	69.0%
28,950	80.9%
3,299	9.2%
16,106	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
30,436	25.4%
89,569	74.6%
14,577	12.1%

44,471
2.60

31,951	71.8%
27,194	85.1%
2,093	6.6%
12,520	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
26,966	27.4%
71,336	72.6%
12,371	12.6%

34,698
2.71

25,454	73.4%
21,555	84.7%
1,747	6.9%
9,244	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Merrimack County, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,669	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,828	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,614	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,169	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,720	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,064	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,651	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,476	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,022	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,731	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,414	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,256	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,985	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,227	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,953	11.6%
$200,000 or more	7,072	11.8%

Median Household Income	88,806
Per Capita Income	44,391

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	97

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,778	4.6%
Public Assistance	2,153	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,205	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,627	74.6%
Unemployed	2,758	2.8%
In Armed Forces	221	0.2%

Total Labor Force	75,606	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	21,702	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,962	20,745	58.3%
Non-Profit	3,458	7,589	31.3%
Self-Employed	4,776	2,320	67.3%

Local Government	2,395	3,616	39.8%
State Government	2,036	2,973	40.6%
Federal Government	847	599	58.6%

Total Private + Self	33,738	23,065	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,736	14,777	37.2%
Total	42,474	37,842	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,570	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,759	20.8%
Professional, Technical	20,358	25.3%
Service Occupations	12,989	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	214	0.3%
All others	16,747	20.8%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,498	15.5%
Retail trade	9,609	11.9%
Educational services	7,771	9.7%
Manufacturing	7,675	9.5%
Construction	6,044	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,930	7.4%
Public administration	5,623	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	4,482	5.6%
Other services	4,145	5.2%
Finance and insurance	3,517	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,072	3.8%
Wholesale trade	2,619	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,122	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,637	2.0%
Information	1,471	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	754	0.9%
Utilities	585	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	566	0.7%
Management	180	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	123	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	477	0.31%
Puerto Rican	1,452	0.94%
Cuban	187	0.12%
Dominican	204	0.13%

Total Central American	525	0.34%
Costa Rican	40	0.03%
Guatemalan	46	0.03%
Honduran	112	0.07%
Nicaraguan	130	0.08%
Panamanian	35	0.02%
Salvadoran	162	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	479	0.31%
Argentinean	4	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	154	0.10%
Ecuadorian	29	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	122	0.08%
Uruguayan	107	0.07%
Venezuelan	63	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	478	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	560	0.36%
Filipino	411	0.27%
Indian	389	0.25%
Vietnamese	261	0.17%
Korean	201	0.13%
Japanese	145	0.09%
Taiwanese	86	0.06%
Indonesian	60	0.04%
Cambodian	52	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	138,789	94.4%
Spanish	1,851	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,528	1.0%
Other Indo-European	1,451	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	812	0.6%
Other	693	0.5%
Other Asian	404	0.3%
Tagalog	355	0.2%
Chinese	337	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	29,512	19.2%
English	28,765	18.7%
French	19,571	12.7%
German	14,102	9.2%
Italian	12,244	8.0%
French Canadian	11,936	7.8%
American	8,352	5.4%
Scottish	6,008	3.9%
Polish	5,299	3.4%
Swedish	3,278	2.1%
European	1,852	1.2%
Greek	1,722	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,702	1.1%
Dutch	1,581	1.0%
British	1,478	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	151,236	98.3%
Not a citizen	2,682	1.7%

Native	146,574	95.2%
Foreign-born	7,344	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,262	2.0%	4,976	4.5%	32,096	29.0%	30,665	27.7%	23,235	21.0%	17,564	15.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,262	2.0%
9-12 Years	4,976	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,096	29.0%
Some College	30,665	27.7%
Bach. Degree	23,235	21.0%
Grad Degree	17,564	15.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	60,565	57,635	2,930	4.8%	5.3%
1991	66,181	62,030	4,151	6.3%	6.8%
1992	66,585	62,481	4,104	6.2%	7.3%
1993	66,826	63,802	3,024	4.5%	6.1%
1994	70,197	67,932	2,265	3.2%	4.5%
1995	71,267	69,361	1,906	2.7%	3.8%
1996	70,853	68,902	1,951	2.8%	3.8%
1997	72,501	70,510	1,991	2.7%	3.4%
1998	74,445	72,725	1,720	2.3%	2.8%
1999	74,844	73,241	1,603	2.1%	2.7%

2000	74,558	72,789	1,769	2.4%	2.7%
2001	75,451	73,325	2,126	2.8%	3.4%
2002	76,827	74,180	2,647	3.4%	4.5%
2003	77,470	74,642	2,828	3.7%	4.4%
2004	77,051	74,600	2,451	3.2%	3.8%
2005	78,148	75,635	2,513	3.2%	3.6%
2006	79,608	77,056	2,552	3.2%	3.5%
2007	80,318	77,659	2,659	3.3%	3.5%
2008	81,113	78,250	2,863	3.5%	3.7%
2009	81,246	76,734	4,512	5.6%	6.1%

2010	81,501	76,938	4,563	5.6%	6.1%
2011	81,147	77,111	4,036	5.0%	5.5%
2012	81,130	77,152	3,978	4.9%	5.4%
2013	81,058	77,194	3,864	4.8%	5.3%
2014	81,094	77,972	3,122	3.8%	4.3%
2015	81,430	78,897	2,533	3.1%	3.4%
2016	82,033	79,939	2,094	2.6%	2.9%
2017	82,112	80,087	2,025	2.5%	2.8%
2018	83,164	81,236	1,928	2.3%	2.6%
2019	83,811	81,879	1,932	2.3%	2.6%

2020	82,622	77,822	4,800	5.8%	6.7%
2021	81,529	78,985	2,544	3.1%	3.4%
2022	82,627	80,740	1,887	2.3%	2.5%
2023	82,275	80,709	1,566	1.9%	2.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,744
Median Value	$297,600

Occupied	59,851	91.0%
Vacant	5,893	9.0%

Owned	44,153	73.8%
Rented	15,698	26.2%
Median Rent	$1,199

Single-Family Units	45,008	68.5%
Detached	42,001	63.9%
Attached	3,007	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,237	14.0%
Mobile Homes	4,173	6.3%

Merrimack County, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrimack County, NH

2022 Housing Data for Merrimack County, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merrimack County, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merrimack County, NH

Historical Labor Force Data for Merrimack County, NH