Merrimack County vs. Hillsborough County

Merrimack County (NH)Hillsborough County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)151,132415,247
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,457400,699
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,445400,721
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.2%20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.2%15.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.2%
White alone, percent94.1%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.4%4.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.3%7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.2%84.1%
Veterans, 2014-201810,96126,925
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%9.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)65,253172,031
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.6%66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$232,100$265,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,857$2,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$820$852
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,024$1,154
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.4%35.1%
Building permits, 20183481,406
Households, 2014-201857,843159,200
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.0%12.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.3%88.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.7%91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.6%37.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.2%70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.8%64.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)238,720762,192
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,239,7003,089,070
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,577,3437,450,822
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,823,2564,749,344
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,819,6937,724,727
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,213$19,172
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.628.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$72,478$78,655
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,148$39,478
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%7.4%
Total employer establishments, 20174,10911,013
Total employment, 201764,695186,614
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,018,14910,443,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,44929,286
All firms, 201214,56235,638
Men-owned firms, 20128,13020,353
Women-owned firms, 20124,15311,124
Minority-owned firms, 20124052,817
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,42031,231
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7084,101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,84529,338
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010156.8457.4
Land area in square miles, 2010934.12876.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Merrimack county (NH) and Hillsborough county (NH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.