Rye town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,552 ( 254 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.6 square miles
Population density: 439.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,419	97.60%	5.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	78	1.40%	100.0%
Hispanic:	55	0.99%	5.2%

Total non-White:	133	2.40%	20.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	288	6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-34	-0.8

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
5,298
5,131	96.85%
15	0.28%
1	0.02%
49	0.92%
39	0.74%
58	1.09%
167	3.15%

2000
5,182
4,989	96.28%
41	0.79%
0	0.00%
41	0.79%
49	0.95%
62	1.20%
193	3.72%

1990
4,612
4,556	98.79%
16	0.35%
0	0.00%
8	0.17%
n/a
23	0.50%
56	1.21%

1980
4,485
4,409	98.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
76	1.69%
n/a
0	0.00%
76	1.69%

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

142	2.7
-26	-0.5

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

433	9.4
137	3.0

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

147	3.3
-20	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Rye 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
55.9
912	16.4%
4,640	83.6%
1,738	31.3%

2,446
2.23

1,512	61.8%
1,341	88.7%
50	3.3%
934	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
48.8
1,074	20.3%
4,224	79.7%
1,046	19.7%

2,252
2.34

1,531	68.0%
1,269	82.9%
90	5.9%
721	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
1,158	22.3%
4,024	77.7%
986	19.0%

2,174
2.35

1,458	67.1%
1,297	89.0%
83	5.7%
716	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
41.0
841	18.2%
3,771	81.8%
858	18.6%

1,918
2.39

1,300	67.8%
1,099	84.5%
32	2.5%
618	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
1,039	23.2%
3,446	76.8%
651	14.5%

1,722
2.59

1,280	74.3%
1,088	85.0%
76	5.9%
442	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for Rye town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	103	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	109	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	109	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	104	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	139	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	322	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	248	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	60	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	258	10.5%
$200,000 or more	923	37.7%

Median Household Income	137,969
Per Capita Income	98,421

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	151	6.2%
Public Assistance	12	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	69	2.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,086	70.0%
Unemployed	114	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,200	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	780	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,028	597	63.3%
Non-Profit	61	159	27.7%
Self-Employed	405	242	62.6%

Local Government	100	67	59.9%
State Government	17	30	36.2%
Federal Government	0	16	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,433	839	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	178	272	39.6%
Total	1,611	1,111	59.2%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	875	32.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	687	25.2%
Professional, Technical	621	22.8%
Service Occupations	249	9.1%
All others	290	10.7%

White Collar		80.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	394	14.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	386	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	276	10.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	211	7.8%
Educational services	206	7.6%
Retail trade	192	7.1%
Finance and insurance	162	6.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	148	5.4%
Construction	127	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	114	4.2%
Wholesale trade	114	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	101	3.7%
Public administration	100	3.7%
Other services	91	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	58	2.1%
Information	42	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	20	0.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	35	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,086	94.3%
Other Indo-European	89	1.6%
Spanish	82	1.5%
German, other Germanic	53	1.0%
Other	42	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	27	0.5%
Arabic	16	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,518	27.3%
English	991	17.8%
Italian	932	16.8%
German	619	11.1%
French	543	9.8%
Scottish	341	6.1%
French Canadian	290	5.2%
Swedish	175	3.2%
Polish	164	3.0%
Norwegian	112	2.0%
Portuguese	106	1.9%
Lithuanian	105	1.9%
Greek	78	1.4%
Ukrainian	78	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	77	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,489	98.9%
Not a citizen	63	1.1%

Native	5,295	95.4%
Foreign-born	257	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.4%	66	1.5%	679	15.5%	1,050	23.9%	1,635	37.2%	944	21.5%
Average years of education: 15.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.4%
9-12 Years	66	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	679	15.5%
Some College	1,050	23.9%
Bach. Degree	1,635	37.2%
Grad Degree	944	21.5%
Average years of education: 15.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	D +529	D + 9.7%
D +570
2020 vs. 2012	R -253	D +1,104	D + 24.9%
D +851
2020 vs. 2008	R -51	D +750	D + 15.4%
D +699

2016 vs. 2008	R -92	D +221	D + 5.7%
D +129
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	99%	Joe Biden (D)	2,781	62.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,620	36.5%	39	0.9%	4,440	-9	-10	0.55%
2016	93%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,211	54.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,579	38.9%	270	6.7%	4,060	-8	-7	0.55%
2012	90%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,930	50.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,873	48.9%	25	0.7%	3,828	3	2	0.54%
2008	90%	Barack Obama (D)	2,082	55.1%	John McCain (R)	1,671	44.2%	24	0.6%	3,777	0	-1	0.53%
2004	91%	John Kerry (D)	1,900	50.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,796	48.0%	42	1.1%	3,738	-1	-3	0.55%
2000	85%	George W. Bush (R)	1,720	50.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,578	46.0%	135	3.9%	3,433	2	2	0.60%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,781

62.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,620

36.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

4,440

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,211

54.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,579

38.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

165

4.1%

Other

105

2.6%

TOTAL

4,060

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,930

50.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,873

48.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,828

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,082

55.1%

John McCain (R)

1,671

44.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,777

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

2004 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,796

48.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,900

50.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,738

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Rye town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,720

50.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,578

46.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

113

3.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,433

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rye town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	83%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	2,194	59.0%	Don Bolduc (R)	1,480	39.8%	43 [+]	1.2%	3,717	-5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 39 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2022	G	83%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,868	50.3%	Tom Sherman (D)	1,811	48.8%	34 [+]	0.9%	3,713	-7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 12 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	99%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,789	63.3%	Corky Messner (R)	1,563	35.5%	51 [+]	1.2%	4,403	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 51 (1.2%);
2020	G	99%	Chris Sununu* (R)	2,638	59.6%	Dan Feltes (D)	1,757	39.7%	32 [+]	0.7%	4,427	-6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 28 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	G	81%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,816	51.0%	Molly Kelly (D)	1,714	48.2%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,558	-2	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 26 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	93%	Maggie Hassan (D)	2,086	51.3%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	1,896	46.6%	84 [+]	2.1%	4,066	-1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 43 (1.1%); Aaron Day (I) 39 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	G	92%	Chris Sununu (R)	1,982	49.4%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	1,923	48.0%	105 [+]	2.6%	4,010	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 103 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	71%	Scott Brown (R)	1,558	50.7%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	1,508	49.1%	8 [+]	0.3%	3,074	2	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);
2014	G	71%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	1,658	54.4%	Walt Havenstein (R)	1,387	45.5%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,049	-2	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);

*: 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	3,060
Median Value	$876,200

Occupied	2,446	79.9%
Vacant	614	20.1%

Owned	2,056	84.1%
Rented	390	15.9%
Median Rent	$1,569

Single-Family Units	2,559	83.6%
Detached	2,456	80.3%
Attached	103	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	131	4.3%
Mobile Homes	119	3.9%

Rye town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rye town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Rye town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rye town, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rye town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rye town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rye town, NH