Henniker vs South Hooksett

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

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

South Hooksett has the higher population (5,806 vs 2,880 in Henniker). South Hooksett has the higher median household income ($115,592 vs $73,339 in Henniker). South Hooksett has the higher median home value ($383,800 vs $267,500 in Henniker).

Population, income & housing

	Henniker	South Hooksett
Population	2,880	5,806
Median age	22.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,339	$115,592
Median home value	$267,500	$383,800
Median gross rent	$1,084	$1,300
Housing units	1,025	1,982
Homeownership rate	44.3%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henniker	South Hooksett
Population	1,756 → 2,880 (+64.0%)	5,831 → 5,806 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$69,674 → $73,339 (+5.3%)	$96,440 → $115,592 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$245,200 → $267,500 (+9.1%)	$269,200 → $383,800 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,084 (+40.8%)	$1,075 → $1,300 (+20.9%)

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

South Hooksett

Population

5,8315,806

Median household income

$96,440$115,592

Median home value

$269,200$383,800

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henniker	South Hooksett
Under 5	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	6.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	46.1%	19.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	1.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	4.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	4.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	18.6%	7.5%
75 and over	1.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henniker	South Hooksett
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	84.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henniker	South Hooksett
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	19.3%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	56.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henniker	South Hooksett
Drove alone	69.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henniker	South Hooksett
1-unit, detached	39.2%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	28.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Henniker	South Hooksett
Poverty rate	19.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1972	1982