South Hooksett vs Suncook

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

South Hooksett and Suncook 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 5,075 in Suncook). South Hooksett has the higher median household income ($115,592 vs $73,109 in Suncook). South Hooksett has the higher median home value ($383,800 vs $307,700 in Suncook).

Population, income & housing

	South Hooksett	Suncook
Population	5,806	5,075
Median age	35.4 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$115,592	$73,109
Median home value	$383,800	$307,700
Median gross rent	$1,300	$980
Housing units	1,982	2,341
Homeownership rate	79.8%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Hooksett	Suncook
Population	5,831 → 5,806 (-0.4%)	4,888 → 5,075 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$96,440 → $115,592 (+19.9%)	$57,826 → $73,109 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$269,200 → $383,800 (+42.6%)	$183,100 → $307,700 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,300 (+20.9%)	$793 → $980 (+23.6%)

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

Suncook

Population

4,8885,075

Median household income

$57,826$73,109

Median home value

$183,100$307,700

Median gross rent

$793$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Hooksett	Suncook
Under 5	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	19.7%	11.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.3%
75 and over	5.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Hooksett	Suncook
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Hooksett	Suncook
No high school diploma	9.1%	8.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Hooksett	Suncook
Drove alone	76.6%	72.1%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	16.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Hooksett	Suncook
1-unit, detached	67.5%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	23.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	18.6%
20 or more units	10.7%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	South Hooksett	Suncook
Poverty rate	4.5%	14.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1982	1952