Durham vs Somersworth

A side-by-side comparison of Durham and Somersworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Somersworth has the higher population (12,060 vs 10,577 in Durham). Durham has the higher median household income ($109,934 vs $79,677 in Somersworth). Durham has the higher median home value ($451,000 vs $295,800 in Somersworth).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	Somersworth
Population	10,577	12,060
Median age	20.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$109,934	$79,677
Median home value	$451,000	$295,800
Median gross rent	$1,338	$1,410
Housing units	2,088	5,677
Homeownership rate	54.9%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.9%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	Somersworth
Population	11,159 → 10,577 (-5.2%)	11,925 → 12,060 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$53,523 → $109,934 (+105.4%)	$66,663 → $79,677 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$348,500 → $451,000 (+29.4%)	$184,700 → $295,800 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,338 (+42.0%)	$1,071 → $1,410 (+31.7%)

Durham

Population

11,15910,577

Median household income

$53,523$109,934

Median home value

$348,500$451,000

Median gross rent

$942$1,338

Somersworth

Population

11,92512,060

Median household income

$66,663$79,677

Median home value

$184,700$295,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	Somersworth
Under 5	0.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	5.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	74.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	3.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	3.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	3.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	3.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	3.1%	9.5%
75 and over	3.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	Somersworth
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	Somersworth
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	8.8%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	Somersworth
Drove alone	42.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.5%
Public transit	3.6%	2.5%
Walked	35.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	10.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	Somersworth
1-unit, detached	39.6%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	26.1%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Durham	Somersworth
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1971	1970