Plymouth vs Woodsville

A side-by-side comparison of Plymouth and Woodsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plymouth has the higher population (4,877 vs 1,387 in Woodsville). Plymouth has the higher median household income ($77,368 vs $56,610 in Woodsville). Plymouth has the higher median home value ($274,200 vs $200,000 in Woodsville).

Population, income & housing

	Plymouth	Woodsville
Population	4,877	1,387
Median age	23.2 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,368	$56,610
Median home value	$274,200	$200,000
Median gross rent	$1,312	$1,088
Housing units	1,528	747
Homeownership rate	47.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plymouth	Woodsville
Population	3,438 → 4,877 (+41.9%)	851 → 1,387 (+63.0%)
Median household income	$76,135 → $77,368 (+1.6%)	$54,375 → $56,610 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $274,200 (+39.0%)	$107,100 → $200,000 (+86.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,312 (+14.1%)	$945 → $1,088 (+15.1%)

Plymouth

Population

3,4384,877

Median household income

$76,135$77,368

Median home value

$197,300$274,200

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,312

Woodsville

Population

8511,387

Median household income

$54,375$56,610

Median home value

$107,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$945$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Plymouth	Woodsville
Under 5	1.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	41.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.6%	4.5%
75 and over	3.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plymouth	Woodsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	92.7%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plymouth	Woodsville
No high school diploma	0.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	18.3%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plymouth	Woodsville
Drove alone	58.9%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.3%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plymouth	Woodsville
1-unit, detached	45.6%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	8.1%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Plymouth	Woodsville
Poverty rate	16.4%	10.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	15	44
Median year structure built	1973	1938