Bow town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,235 ( 716 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.2 square miles
Population density: 292.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,759	94.22%	7.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	111	1.35%	6.7%
2+ races:	194	2.36%	212.9%
Hispanic:	171	2.08%	62.9%

Total non-White:	476	5.78%	62.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	533	8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	183	3.0

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
7,519
7,226	96.10%
6	0.08%
7	0.09%
104	1.38%
62	0.82%
105	1.40%
293	3.90%

2000
7,138
6,984	97.84%
10	0.14%
0	0.00%
70	0.98%
47	0.66%
27	0.38%
154	2.16%

1990
5,500
5,428	98.69%
8	0.15%
0	0.00%
52	0.95%
n/a
12	0.22%
72	1.31%

1980
4,015
3,995	99.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	0.50%
20	0.50%

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

242	3.4
139	1.9

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

1,556	28.3
82	1.5

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

1,433	35.7
52	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Bow 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
41.7
2,089	25.4%
6,146	74.6%
1,356	16.5%

2,895
2.84

2,419	83.6%
2,216	91.6%
85	3.5%
476	16.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
1,994	26.5%
5,525	73.5%
1,003	13.3%

2,706
2.78

2,205	81.5%
1,926	87.3%
110	5.0%
501	18.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
2,327	32.6%
4,811	67.4%
599	8.4%

2,291
3.12

2,044	89.2%
1,857	90.9%
83	4.1%
247	10.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
1,615	29.4%
3,885	70.6%
463	8.4%

1,787
3.08

1,616	90.4%
1,496	92.6%
39	2.4%
171	9.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
1,291	32.2%
2,724	67.8%
295	7.3%

1,237
3.25

1,107	89.5%
1,065	96.2%
12	1.1%
130	10.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bow town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	42	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	63	2.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	156	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	207	7.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	386	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	377	13.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	551	19.0%
$200,000 or more	867	29.9%

Median Household Income	147,951
Per Capita Income	64,380

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	1.3%
Public Assistance	12	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	1.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,073	81.4%
Unemployed	116	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,189	83.8%
Not in Labor Force	812	16.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,661	1,123	59.7%
Non-Profit	181	410	30.6%
Self-Employed	227	187	54.8%

Local Government	106	287	27.0%
State Government	132	137	49.1%
Federal Government	46	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,888	1,310	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	465	834	35.8%
Total	2,353	2,144	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	899	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	937	20.8%
Professional, Technical	1,742	38.7%
Service Occupations	429	9.5%
All others	490	10.9%

White Collar		79.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	984	21.9%
Educational services	513	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	480	10.7%
Manufacturing	440	9.8%
Retail trade	396	8.8%
Finance and insurance	338	7.5%
Public administration	261	5.8%
Construction	252	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	188	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	171	3.8%
Wholesale trade	98	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	84	1.9%
Information	76	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	57	1.3%
Other services	50	1.1%
Accommodation and food services	47	1.0%
Management	26	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	0.5%
Utilities	15	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	31	0.38%
Cuban	21	0.26%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	79	0.96%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	18	0.22%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	32	0.39%
Panamanian	29	0.35%
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	40	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	71	0.86%
Chinese	19	0.23%
Korean	18	0.22%
Vietnamese	3	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,218	94.9%
Spanish	125	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	95	1.2%
Other Asian	64	0.8%
Other Indo-European	54	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	27	0.4%
German, other Germanic	12	0.2%
Korean	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,974	24.0%
English	1,767	21.5%
German	893	10.8%
French	883	10.7%
Italian	721	8.8%
American	455	5.5%
French Canadian	434	5.3%
Polish	372	4.5%
Scottish	366	4.4%
Swedish	195	2.4%
Lebanese	140	1.7%
European	134	1.6%
Dutch	121	1.5%
Greek	114	1.4%
Russian	95	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,163	99.1%
Not a citizen	72	0.9%

Native	7,792	94.6%
Foreign-born	443	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.1%	65	1.2%	938	16.7%	1,122	19.9%	2,158	38.3%	1,339	23.8%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.1%
9-12 Years	65	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	938	16.7%
Some College	1,122	19.9%
Bach. Degree	2,158	38.3%
Grad Degree	1,339	23.8%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	D +638	D + 10.5%
D +686
2020 vs. 2012	R -185	D +932	D + 16.9%
D +747
2020 vs. 2008	R -60	D +731	D + 12.6%
D +671

2016 vs. 2008	R -108	D +93	D + 2.2%
D -15
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Joe Biden (D)	3,256	59.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,167	39.3%	89	1.6%	5,512	-6	-7	0.68%
2016	82%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,570	50.6%	Donald Trump (R)	2,119	41.7%	387	7.6%	5,076	-5	-4	0.68%
2012	85%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,509	51.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,352	47.9%	54	1.1%	4,915	1	1	0.69%
2008	90%	Barack Obama (D)	2,585	53.4%	John McCain (R)	2,227	46.0%	33	0.7%	4,845	1	0	0.68%
2004	92%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,403	51.0%	John Kerry (D)	2,276	48.3%	35	0.7%	4,714	2	0	0.70%
2000	82%	George W. Bush (R)	2,079	52.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,758	44.6%	108	2.7%	3,945	5	5	0.69%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,256

59.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,167

39.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

5,512

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,570

50.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,119

41.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

218

4.3%

Other

169

3.3%

TOTAL

5,076

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,509

51.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,352

47.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,915

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,585

53.4%

John McCain (R)

2,227

46.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,845

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,403

51.0%

John Kerry (D)

2,276

48.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,714

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Bow town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,079

52.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,758

44.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,945

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bow town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	2,638	58.9%	Don Bolduc (R)	1,752	39.2%	85 [+]	1.9%	4,475	-5	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 83 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2022	G	67%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,427	54.2%	Tom Sherman (D)	2,008	44.8%	44 [+]	1.0%	4,479	-3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 23 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.3%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%);
2020	S2	83%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	3,409	62.0%	Corky Messner (R)	1,992	36.3%	94 [+]	1.7%	5,495	-5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 94 (1.7%);
2020	G	83%	Chris Sununu* (R)	3,436	62.3%	Dan Feltes (D)	2,031	36.9%	44 [+]	0.8%	5,511	-3	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 39 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	66%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,175	51.1%	Molly Kelly (D)	2,045	48.1%	33 [+]	0.8%	4,253	-2	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 30 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2016	S3	82%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	2,509	49.6%	Maggie Hassan (D)	2,435	48.1%	118 [+]	2.3%	5,062	2	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 61 (1.2%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 54 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2016	G	81%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	2,446	48.8%	Chris Sununu (R)	2,412	48.1%	155 [+]	3.1%	5,013	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 148 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2014	S2	64%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,033	53.5%	Scott Brown (R)	1,769	46.5%	0	0.0%	3,802	-2	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	64%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	2,062	54.1%	Walt Havenstein (R)	1,752	45.9%	0	0.0%	3,814	-1	0.78%
[-] 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	2,922
Median Value	$401,900

Occupied	2,895	99.1%
Vacant	27	0.9%

Owned	2,630	90.8%
Rented	265	9.2%
Median Rent	$1,404

Single-Family Units	2,753	94.2%
Detached	2,658	91.0%
Attached	95	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	138	4.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Bow town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bow town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Bow town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bow town, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bow town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bow town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bow town, NH