North Conway vs Wolfeboro

A side-by-side comparison of North Conway and Wolfeboro: population, income, housing, and more.

North Conway and Wolfeboro are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wolfeboro has the higher population (2,420 vs 2,286 in North Conway). North Conway has the higher median household income ($73,344 vs $50,721 in Wolfeboro). Wolfeboro has the higher median home value ($363,200 vs $271,100 in North Conway).

Population, income & housing

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
Population	2,286	2,420
Median age	57.5 yrs	64.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,344	$50,721
Median home value	$271,100	$363,200
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,111
Housing units	1,866	1,865
Homeownership rate	46.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
Population	2,179 → 2,286 (+4.9%)	2,845 → 2,420 (-14.9%)
Median household income	$61,185 → $73,344 (+19.9%)	$43,802 → $50,721 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$306,300 → $271,100 (-11.5%)	$327,500 → $363,200 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,001 → $1,050 (+4.9%)	$835 → $1,111 (+33.1%)

North Conway

Population

2,1792,286

Median household income

$61,185$73,344

Median home value

$306,300$271,100

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,050

Wolfeboro

Population

2,8452,420

Median household income

$43,802$50,721

Median home value

$327,500$363,200

Median gross rent

$835$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
Under 5	0.4%	0.6%
5 to 17	10.6%	12.0%
18 to 24	0.5%	2.8%
25 to 34	20.8%	2.4%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.9%	6.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	18.9%	22.2%
75 and over	16.1%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
No high school diploma	0.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.3%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
Drove alone	70.7%	65.6%
Carpooled	21.5%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
1-unit, detached	51.0%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	20.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	North Conway	Wolfeboro
Poverty rate	14.2%	13.5%
Average household size	1.72	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1974	1983