Pittsfield vs South Hooksett

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

Pittsfield 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 1,882 in Pittsfield). South Hooksett has the higher median household income ($115,592 vs $50,804 in Pittsfield). South Hooksett has the higher median home value ($383,800 vs $242,600 in Pittsfield).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
Population	1,882	5,806
Median age	45.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,804	$115,592
Median home value	$242,600	$383,800
Median gross rent	$1,167	$1,300
Housing units	1,009	1,982
Homeownership rate	40.2%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
Population	1,615 → 1,882 (+16.5%)	5,831 → 5,806 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $50,804 (+3.3%)	$96,440 → $115,592 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$158,900 → $242,600 (+52.7%)	$269,200 → $383,800 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,167 (+34.8%)	$1,075 → $1,300 (+20.9%)

Pittsfield

Population

1,6151,882

Median household income

$49,167$50,804

Median home value

$158,900$242,600

Median gross rent

$866$1,167

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)

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
Under 5	0.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	19.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	19.1%	7.5%
75 and over	6.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	44.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
Drove alone	74.6%	76.6%
Carpooled	18.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
1-unit, detached	38.9%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	29.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	21.8%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Pittsfield	South Hooksett
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1941	1982