Lempster town, NH

Sullivan County, NH

2022 population: 957 ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 29.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	942	98.43%	16.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	11	1.15%	8.3%
Hispanic:	4	0.42%	71.4%

Total non-White:	15	1.57%	51.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-181	-19.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-16	-1.7

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
1,154
1,123	97.31%
2	0.17%
3	0.26%
0	0.00%
12	1.04%
14	1.21%
31	2.69%

2000
971
956	98.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
15	1.54%
0	0.00%
15	1.54%

1990
979
972	99.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.72%
7	0.72%

1980
636
620	97.48%
14	2.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.63%
16	2.52%

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

167	17.2
16	1.6

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

-16	-1.6
8	0.8

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

352	55.3
-9	-1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lempster 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
43.2
233	24.3%
724	75.7%
192	20.1%

316
3.03

214	67.7%
166	77.6%
24	11.2%
102	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
219	19.0%
935	81.0%
145	12.6%

479
2.41

324	67.6%
266	82.1%
15	4.6%
155	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
238	24.5%
733	75.5%
133	13.7%

393
2.47

282	71.8%
243	86.2%
15	5.3%
111	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
294	30.0%
685	70.0%
108	11.0%

339
2.89

267	78.8%
234	87.6%
13	4.9%
72	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
201	31.6%
435	68.4%
48	7.5%

199
2.94

163	81.9%
139	85.3%
7	4.3%
36	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lempster town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	19	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	51	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	18.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	14.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	4.1%
$200,000 or more	11	3.5%

Median Household Income	89,000
Per Capita Income	33,914

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	1.6%
Public Assistance	2	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	381	68.4%
Unemployed	14	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	395	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	162	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	156	129	54.7%
Non-Profit	10	40	20.0%
Self-Employed	36	21	63.2%

Local Government	18	4	81.8%
State Government	0	3	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	192	150	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28	47	37.3%
Total	220	197	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	6.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46	11.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	60	14.4%
Professional, Technical	89	21.3%
Service Occupations	62	14.9%
All others	160	38.4%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	91	21.8%
Construction	74	17.7%
Retail trade	70	16.8%
Manufacturing	56	13.4%
Wholesale trade	23	5.5%
Finance and insurance	15	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	13	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	3.1%
Educational services	12	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	10	2.4%
Other services	7	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.7%
Public administration	6	1.4%
Utilities	4	1.0%
Information	3	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.7%

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

Total Central American	4	0.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.42%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	882	99.5%
German, other Germanic	2	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	266	27.8%
Irish	165	17.2%
French	91	9.5%
German	91	9.5%
Scottish	74	7.7%
Italian	68	7.1%
French Canadian	49	5.1%
American	44	4.6%
Polish	33	3.4%
Swedish	21	2.2%
Portuguese	19	2.0%
European	18	1.9%
Finnish	8	0.8%
Moroccan	7	0.7%
Norwegian	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	948	99.1%
Not a citizen	9	0.9%

Native	946	98.9%
Foreign-born	11	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	3.6%	48	6.9%	295	42.6%	167	24.1%	84	12.1%	73	10.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	3.6%
9-12 Years	48	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	295	42.6%
Some College	167	24.1%
Bach. Degree	84	12.1%
Grad Degree	73	10.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12	D +36	D + 7.6%
D +48
2020 vs. 2012	R +124	R +144	R + 19.6%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +137	R +198	R + 28.3%
D -61

2016 vs. 2008	R +125	R +234	R + 35.9%
D -109
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	440	60.6%	Joe Biden (D)	274	37.7%	12	1.7%	726	15	14	0.09%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	428	62.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	226	33.0%	31	4.5%	685	16	17	0.09%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	316	51.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	294	47.4%	10	1.6%	620	5	4	0.09%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	335	51.9%	John McCain (R)	303	47.0%	7	1.1%	645	2	1	0.09%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	284	55.0%	John Kerry (D)	226	43.8%	6	1.2%	516	6	4	0.08%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	261	57.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	156	34.3%	38	8.4%	455	9	9	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

274

37.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

440

60.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

726

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

226

33.0%

Donald Trump (R)

428

62.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

685

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

294

47.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

316

51.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

620

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

335

51.9%

John McCain (R)

303

47.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

645

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

284

55.0%

John Kerry (D)

226

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

516

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Lempster town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

261

57.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

156

34.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

455

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lempster town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	74%	Don Bolduc (R)	333	58.3%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	229	40.1%	9 [+]	1.6%	571	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%);
2022	G	73%	Chris Sununu* (R)	387	68.3%	Tom Sherman (D)	174	30.7%	6 [+]	1.1%	567	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	92%	Corky Messner (R)	387	54.3%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	301	42.2%	25 [+]	3.5%	713	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 25 (3.5%);
2020	G	91%	Chris Sununu* (R)	552	78.0%	Dan Feltes (D)	145	20.5%	11 [+]	1.6%	708	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%);
2018	G	62%	Chris Sununu* (R)	311	62.2%	Molly Kelly (D)	184	36.8%	5 [+]	1.0%	500	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 5 (1.0%);
2016	S3	80%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	405	60.6%	Maggie Hassan (D)	250	37.4%	13 [+]	1.9%	668	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 10 (1.5%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2016	G	76%	Chris Sununu (R)	388	60.7%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	231	36.2%	20 [+]	3.1%	639	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 20 (3.1%);
2014	S2	49%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	214	50.2%	Scott Brown (R)	212	49.8%	0	0.0%	426	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	50%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	222	51.4%	Walt Havenstein (R)	210	48.6%	0	0.0%	432	1	0.09%
[-] 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	655
Median Value	$202,700

Occupied	316	48.2%
Vacant	339	51.8%

Owned	299	94.6%
Rented	17	5.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	592	90.4%
Detached	586	89.5%
Attached	6	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.5%
Mobile Homes	60	9.2%

Lempster town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lempster town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Lempster town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lempster town, NH

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lempster town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lempster town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lempster town, NH