East Merrimack vs Nashua

A side-by-side comparison of East Merrimack and Nashua: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nashua has the higher population (91,131 vs 4,872 in East Merrimack). Nashua has the higher median household income ($92,457 vs $82,829 in East Merrimack). Nashua has the higher median home value ($373,100 vs $267,900 in East Merrimack).

Population, income & housing

	East Merrimack	Nashua
Population	4,872	91,131
Median age	41.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,829	$92,457
Median home value	$267,900	$373,100
Median gross rent	$1,780	$1,652
Housing units	2,590	38,462
Homeownership rate	67.4%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Merrimack	Nashua
Population	4,449 → 4,872 (+9.5%)	88,815 → 91,131 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$50,475 → $82,829 (+64.1%)	$74,995 → $92,457 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $267,900 (+54.7%)	$267,900 → $373,100 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,780 (+35.8%)	$1,281 → $1,652 (+29.0%)

East Merrimack

Population

4,4494,872

Median household income

$50,475$82,829

Median home value

$173,200$267,900

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,780

Nashua

Population

88,81591,131

Median household income

$74,995$92,457

Median home value

$267,900$373,100

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Merrimack	Nashua
Under 5	3.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	22.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.8%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Merrimack	Nashua
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Merrimack	Nashua
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.4%
High school graduate	22.5%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Merrimack	Nashua
Drove alone	72.5%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.9%
Public transit	1.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.4%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Merrimack	Nashua
1-unit, detached	18.2%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	32.9%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	14.0%
20 or more units	23.0%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	East Merrimack	Nashua
Poverty rate	6.9%	7.1%
Average household size	1.92	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1984	1974