Hooksett vs South Hooksett

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

Hooksett 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 5,362 in Hooksett). South Hooksett has the higher median household income ($115,592 vs $91,005 in Hooksett). South Hooksett has the higher median home value ($383,800 vs $298,900 in Hooksett).

Population, income & housing

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
Population	5,362	5,806
Median age	41.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$91,005	$115,592
Median home value	$298,900	$383,800
Median gross rent	$1,829	$1,300
Housing units	2,466	1,982
Homeownership rate	67.7%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
Population	5,355 → 5,362 (+0.1%)	5,831 → 5,806 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$76,466 → $91,005 (+19.0%)	$96,440 → $115,592 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$221,200 → $298,900 (+35.1%)	$269,200 → $383,800 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,565 → $1,829 (+16.9%)	$1,075 → $1,300 (+20.9%)

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

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)

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
Under 5	4.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	9.9%	11.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	19.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	7.5%
75 and over	7.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
No high school diploma	2.8%	9.1%
High school graduate	26.1%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
Drove alone	73.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.3%	8.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
1-unit, detached	36.1%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	21.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	13.8%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Hooksett	South Hooksett
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1987	1982