North Walpole vs Walpole

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

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

North Walpole has the higher population (608 vs 447 in Walpole). North Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $71,563 in Walpole). Walpole has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $188,400 in North Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	North Walpole	Walpole
Population	608	447
Median age	47.3 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$71,563
Median home value	$188,400	$380,000
Median gross rent	$1,021	$516
Housing units	261	353
Homeownership rate	76.8%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Walpole	Walpole
Population	832 → 608 (-26.9%)	537 → 447 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$110,250 → $71,875 (-34.8%)	$48,576 → $71,563 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$144,300 → $188,400 (+30.6%)	$330,300 → $380,000 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,021 (+19.3%)	$948 → $516 (-45.6%)

North Walpole

Population

832608

Median household income

$110,250$71,875

Median home value

$144,300$188,400

Median gross rent

$856$1,021

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)

	North Walpole	Walpole
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	1.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	14.8%	21.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.7%
75 and over	9.5%	34.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Walpole	Walpole
No high school diploma	6.7%	14.7%
High school graduate	29.0%	5.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Walpole	Walpole
Drove alone	67.8%	95.7%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Walpole	Walpole
1-unit, detached	73.9%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	17.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Walpole	Walpole
Poverty rate	15.5%	17.2%
Average household size	2.52	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1950	1938