West Stewartstown vs Whitefield

A side-by-side comparison of West Stewartstown and Whitefield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whitefield has the higher population (1,438 vs 368 in West Stewartstown). West Stewartstown has the higher median household income ($71,583 vs $62,273 in Whitefield). Since 2019, Whitefield's population has grown faster (+35.9% vs +17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
Population	368	1,438
Median age	44.9 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$62,273
Median home value	—	$165,000
Median gross rent	$1,143	$900
Housing units	154	729
Homeownership rate	86.7%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
Population	314 → 368 (+17.2%)	1,058 → 1,438 (+35.9%)
Median household income	$28,583 → $71,583 (+150.4%)	$40,250 → $62,273 (+54.7%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $59,100 (+0.9%)	$115,700 → $165,000 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$562 → $1,143 (+103.4%)	$716 → $900 (+25.7%)

West Stewartstown

Population

314368

Median household income

$28,583$71,583

Median home value

$58,600$59,100

Median gross rent

$562$1,143

Whitefield

Population

1,0581,438

Median household income

$40,250$62,273

Median home value

$115,700$165,000

Median gross rent

$716$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	4.9%	9.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	11.4%
25 to 34	1.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	32.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	3.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.5%	14.0%
75 and over	20.4%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	97.1%
Black or African American	3.5%	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%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
No high school diploma	26.6%	9.4%
High school graduate	31.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
Drove alone	83.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
1-unit, detached	27.3%	50.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	57.1%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	West Stewartstown	Whitefield
Poverty rate	6.5%	13.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1982	1938