Hinsdale vs Walpole

A side-by-side comparison of Hinsdale and Walpole: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hinsdale has the higher population (1,382 vs 447 in Walpole). Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $69,576 in Hinsdale). Walpole has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $214,400 in Hinsdale).

Population, income & housing

	Hinsdale	Walpole
Population	1,382	447
Median age	55.5 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,576	$71,563
Median home value	$214,400	$380,000
Median gross rent	$1,027	$516
Housing units	691	353
Homeownership rate	66.8%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinsdale	Walpole
Population	1,380 → 1,382 (+0.1%)	537 → 447 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$61,859 → $69,576 (+12.5%)	$48,576 → $71,563 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $214,400 (+40.7%)	$330,300 → $380,000 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,027 (+42.2%)	$948 → $516 (-45.6%)

Hinsdale

Population

1,3801,382

Median household income

$61,859$69,576

Median home value

$152,400$214,400

Median gross rent

$722$1,027

Walpole

Population

537447

Median household income

$48,576$71,563

Median home value

$330,300$380,000

Median gross rent

$948$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinsdale	Walpole
Under 5	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	6.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	21.9%
55 to 64	21.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.7%
75 and over	20.8%	34.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinsdale	Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinsdale	Walpole
No high school diploma	1.0%	14.7%
High school graduate	64.3%	5.5%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinsdale	Walpole
Drove alone	75.0%	95.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinsdale	Walpole
1-unit, detached	59.0%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	17.6%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	15.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinsdale	Walpole
Poverty rate	6.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.28	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1960	1938