Keene vs West Swanzey

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

Keene 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.

Keene has the higher population (22,923 vs 1,227 in West Swanzey). Keene has the higher median household income ($78,183 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Keene has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Keene	West Swanzey
Population	22,923	1,227
Median age	35.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,183	$52,241
Median home value	$232,500	$193,100
Median gross rent	$1,275	$1,685
Housing units	10,271	596
Homeownership rate	50.9%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keene	West Swanzey
Population	22,953 → 22,923 (-0.1%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$56,971 → $78,183 (+37.2%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $232,500 (+22.0%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,275 (+29.7%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

Keene

Population

22,95322,923

Median household income

$56,971$78,183

Median home value

$190,500$232,500

Median gross rent

$983$1,275

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)

	Keene	West Swanzey
Under 5	3.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	18.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	20.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	5.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	13.0%
75 and over	8.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keene	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	99.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keene	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keene	West Swanzey
Drove alone	69.0%	95.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keene	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	47.0%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	20.6%
20 or more units	11.3%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Keene	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	9.9%	5.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1960	1972