Henniker vs Hooksett

A side-by-side comparison of Henniker and Hooksett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hooksett has the higher population (5,362 vs 2,880 in Henniker). Hooksett has the higher median household income ($91,005 vs $73,339 in Henniker). Hooksett has the higher median home value ($298,900 vs $267,500 in Henniker).

Population, income & housing

	Henniker	Hooksett
Population	2,880	5,362
Median age	22.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,339	$91,005
Median home value	$267,500	$298,900
Median gross rent	$1,084	$1,829
Housing units	1,025	2,466
Homeownership rate	44.3%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henniker	Hooksett
Population	1,756 → 2,880 (+64.0%)	5,355 → 5,362 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$69,674 → $73,339 (+5.3%)	$76,466 → $91,005 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$245,200 → $267,500 (+9.1%)	$221,200 → $298,900 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,084 (+40.8%)	$1,565 → $1,829 (+16.9%)

Henniker

Population

1,7562,880

Median household income

$69,674$73,339

Median home value

$245,200$267,500

Median gross rent

$770$1,084

Hooksett

Population

5,3555,362

Median household income

$76,466$91,005

Median home value

$221,200$298,900

Median gross rent

$1,565$1,829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henniker	Hooksett
Under 5	5.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	6.3%	9.9%
18 to 24	46.1%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	1.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	4.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	4.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	18.6%	13.9%
75 and over	1.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henniker	Hooksett
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	89.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henniker	Hooksett
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	19.3%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	56.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henniker	Hooksett
Drove alone	69.6%	73.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henniker	Hooksett
1-unit, detached	39.2%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	21.8%
2 to 4 units	28.7%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Henniker	Hooksett
Poverty rate	19.2%	4.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	29
Median year structure built	1972	1987