Hinsdale vs West Swanzey

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

Hinsdale and West Swanzey 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 1,227 in West Swanzey). Hinsdale has the higher median household income ($69,576 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Hinsdale has the higher median home value ($214,400 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
Population	1,382	1,227
Median age	55.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,576	$52,241
Median home value	$214,400	$193,100
Median gross rent	$1,027	$1,685
Housing units	691	596
Homeownership rate	66.8%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
Population	1,380 → 1,382 (+0.1%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$61,859 → $69,576 (+12.5%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $214,400 (+40.7%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,027 (+42.2%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

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

West Swanzey

Population

8961,227

Median household income

$58,494$52,241

Median home value

$154,600$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
Under 5	0.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	11.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	20.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	21.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.0%
75 and over	20.8%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	99.6%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	1.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	64.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
Drove alone	75.0%	95.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	59.0%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	20.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Hinsdale	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1960	1972