Marlborough vs North Walpole

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

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

Marlborough has the higher population (925 vs 608 in North Walpole). North Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $65,800 in Marlborough). Marlborough has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $188,400 in North Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	Marlborough	North Walpole
Population	925	608
Median age	50.3 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,800	$71,875
Median home value	$241,800	$188,400
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,021
Housing units	500	261
Homeownership rate	49.8%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlborough	North Walpole
Population	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)	832 → 608 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)	$110,250 → $71,875 (-34.8%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$144,300 → $188,400 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)	$856 → $1,021 (+19.3%)

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

North Walpole

Population

832608

Median household income

$110,250$71,875

Median home value

$144,300$188,400

Median gross rent

$856$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marlborough	North Walpole
Under 5	4.2%	0.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	21.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.2%
45 to 54	14.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.2%
75 and over	10.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlborough	North Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	92.8%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlborough	North Walpole
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.1%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlborough	North Walpole
Drove alone	69.9%	67.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlborough	North Walpole
1-unit, detached	46.4%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	23.8%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlborough	North Walpole
Poverty rate	9.8%	15.5%
Average household size	1.99	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950