Durham town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,073 ( 435 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.4 square miles
Population density: 672.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,180	87.44%	2.5%
Black:	80	0.53%	30.4%
Indian:	5	0.03%	28.6%
Asian:	594	3.94%	25.1%
2+ races:	706	4.68%	236.2%
Hispanic:	486	3.22%	62.0%

Total non-White:	1,893	12.56%	69.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-342	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	777	6.4

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
14,638
13,522	92.38%
115	0.79%
7	0.05%
475	3.24%
210	1.43%
300	2.05%
1,116	7.62%

2000
12,664
11,917	94.10%
79	0.62%
6	0.05%
329	2.60%
155	1.22%
156	1.23%
747	5.90%

1990
11,818
11,414	96.58%
62	0.52%
9	0.08%
223	1.89%
n/a
109	0.92%
404	3.42%

1980
10,618
10,383	97.79%
34	0.32%
13	0.12%
125	1.18%
n/a
63	0.59%
235	2.21%

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

1,605	12.7
369	2.9

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

503	4.3
343	2.9

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

1,031	9.7
169	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham 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
20.7
1,463	9.7%
13,610	90.3%
1,464	9.7%

3,000
2.63

1,594	53.1%
1,386	87.0%
109	6.8%
1,406	46.9%

2010
Number	Percent
21.0
1,254	8.6%
13,384	91.4%
1,012	6.9%

2,960
2.49

1,544	52.2%
1,357	87.9%
66	4.3%
1,416	47.8%

2000
Number	Percent
22.7
1,428	11.3%
11,236	88.7%
810	6.4%

2,887
2.80

1,577	54.6%
1,387	88.0%
147	9.3%
1,310	45.4%

1990
Number	Percent
22.7
1,285	10.9%
10,533	89.1%
662	5.6%

2,365
2.70

1,447	61.2%
1,293	89.4%
84	5.8%
918	38.8%

1980
Number	Percent
22.3
1,336	12.6%
9,282	87.4%
361	3.4%

2,038
2.79

1,206	59.2%
1,003	83.2%
103	8.5%
832	40.8%

2022 Housing Data for Durham town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	231	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	160	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	68	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	54	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	56	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	56	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	74	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	139	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	47	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	182	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	105	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	349	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	187	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	176	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	460	15.3%
$200,000 or more	656	21.9%

Median Household Income	98,190
Per Capita Income	31,112

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	2.4%
Public Assistance	12	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55	1.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,875	57.5%
Unemployed	236	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,111	59.5%
Not in Labor Force	4,837	40.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,028	2,074	49.4%
Non-Profit	234	585	28.6%
Self-Employed	254	265	48.9%

Local Government	79	285	21.7%
State Government	696	733	48.7%
Federal Government	58	25	69.9%

Total Private + Self	2,282	2,339	49.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,067	1,628	39.6%
Total	3,349	3,967	45.8%

Pct. Govt.	25.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	793	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,898	25.9%
Professional, Technical	2,001	27.4%
Service Occupations	2,085	28.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	0.4%
All others	539	7.4%

White Collar		64.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,524	20.8%
Retail trade	1,173	16.0%
Accommodation and food services	959	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	699	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	605	8.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	440	6.0%
Manufacturing	418	5.7%
Other services	305	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	261	3.6%
Finance and insurance	194	2.7%
Public administration	191	2.6%
Construction	137	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	115	1.6%
Information	110	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	67	0.9%
Utilities	59	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	0.5%
Wholesale trade	25	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	118	0.78%
Puerto Rican	135	0.90%
Cuban	50	0.33%
Dominican	17	0.11%

Total Central American	24	0.16%
Costa Rican	8	0.05%
Guatemalan	16	0.11%
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	80	0.53%
Argentinean	10	0.07%
Bolivian	10	0.07%
Chilean	28	0.19%
Colombian	32	0.21%
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	62	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	202	1.34%
Indian	139	0.92%
Korean	114	0.76%
Vietnamese	35	0.23%
Bangladeshi	16	0.11%
Filipino	15	0.10%
Japanese	13	0.09%
Laotian	9	0.06%
Indonesian	9	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,830	93.1%
Spanish	230	1.5%
Other Indo-European	213	1.4%
Chinese	156	1.1%
Other Asian	150	1.0%
German, other Germanic	102	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	55	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	50	0.3%
Other	29	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	3,862	25.6%
Italian	2,480	16.5%
English	2,323	15.4%
German	1,697	11.3%
French	821	5.4%
French Canadian	705	4.7%
Polish	683	4.5%
Scottish	531	3.5%
American	356	2.4%
European	354	2.3%
Swedish	299	2.0%
Greek	237	1.6%
Norwegian	234	1.6%
Portuguese	221	1.5%
Russian	215	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,757	97.9%
Not a citizen	316	2.1%

Native	14,245	94.5%
Foreign-born	828	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
42	1.0%	39	0.9%	345	7.9%	605	13.9%	1,551	35.7%	1,768	40.6%
Average years of education: 16.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	42	1.0%
9-12 Years	39	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	345	7.9%
Some College	605	13.9%
Bach. Degree	1,551	35.7%
Grad Degree	1,768	40.6%
Average years of education: 16.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -738	D +207	D + 10.2%
D -531
2020 vs. 2012	R -505	D +1,401	D + 16.2%
D +896
2020 vs. 2008	R -126	D +733	D + 6.5%
D +607

2016 vs. 2008	R +612	D +526	R + 3.7%
D +1,138
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	5,970	76.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,712	21.9%	128	1.6%	7,810	-23	-25	0.97%
2016	75%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,501	67.5%	Donald Trump (R)	2,450	25.4%	680	7.1%	9,631	-21	-20	1.29%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,074	68.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,217	29.9%	129	1.7%	7,420	-17	-17	1.04%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	5,363	73.9%	John McCain (R)	1,838	25.3%	56	0.8%	7,257	-19	-20	1.02%
2004	50%	John Kerry (D)	4,272	70.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,772	29.0%	60	1.0%	6,104	-20	-22	0.90%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,362	62.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,585	29.3%	465	8.6%	5,412	-19	-19	0.95%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,970

76.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,712

21.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

128

1.6%

TOTAL

7,810

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -23	Diff (US): -25

2016 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,501

67.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,450

25.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

455

4.7%

Other

225

2.3%

TOTAL

9,631

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -20

2012 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,074

68.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,217

29.9%

Other

129

1.7%

TOTAL

7,420

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -17

2008 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,363

73.9%

John McCain (R)

1,838

25.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

7,257

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -20

2004 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,772

29.0%

John Kerry (D)

4,272

70.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,104

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -22

2000 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,585

29.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,362

62.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

437

8.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,412

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Durham town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	4,778	80.9%	Don Bolduc (R)	1,038	17.6%	93 [+]	1.6%	5,909	-27	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 90 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2022	G	48%	Tom Sherman (D)	4,151	70.4%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,670	28.3%	73 [+]	1.2%	5,894	-29	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 36 (0.6%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 30 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2020	S2	61%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	5,836	77.0%	Corky Messner (R)	1,525	20.1%	216 [+]	2.9%	7,577	-21	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 216 (2.9%);
2020	G	61%	Dan Feltes (D)	4,332	57.8%	Chris Sununu* (R)	3,020	40.3%	144 [+]	1.9%	7,496	-25	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 143 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	52%	Molly Kelly (D)	4,806	73.4%	Chris Sununu* (R)	1,618	24.7%	128 [+]	2.0%	6,552	-28	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 126 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	74%	Maggie Hassan (D)	6,287	66.4%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	2,967	31.3%	218 [+]	2.3%	9,472	-17	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 128 (1.4%); Aaron Day (I) 78 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
2016	G	71%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	5,896	64.7%	Chris Sununu (R)	2,913	32.0%	300 [+]	3.3%	9,109	-17	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 275 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 25 (0.3%);
2014	S2	33%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	2,913	68.8%	Scott Brown (R)	1,305	30.8%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,231	-17	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.3%);
2014	G	32%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	2,946	70.4%	Walt Havenstein (R)	1,233	29.5%	5 [+]	0.1%	4,184	-18	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 5 (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	3,784
Median Value	$448,400

Occupied	3,000	79.3%
Vacant	784	20.7%

Owned	1,857	61.9%
Rented	1,143	38.1%
Median Rent	$1,390

Single-Family Units	2,258	59.7%
Detached	1,942	51.3%
Attached	316	8.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,098	29.0%
Mobile Homes	9	0.2%

Durham town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Durham town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Durham town, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Durham town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Durham town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Durham town, NH