Cheshire County vs Grafton County

A side-by-side comparison of Cheshire County and Grafton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cheshire County and Grafton County are counties in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grafton County has the higher population (91,759 vs 76,945 in Cheshire County). Grafton County has the higher median household income ($84,021 vs $81,001 in Cheshire County). Grafton County has the higher median home value ($298,500 vs $257,200 in Cheshire County).

Population, income & housing

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
Population	76,945	91,759
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,001	$84,021
Median home value	$257,200	$298,500
Median gross rent	$1,220	$1,292
Housing units	35,777	51,478
Homeownership rate	70.3%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
Population	76,042 → 76,945 (+1.2%)	89,777 → 91,759 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$64,751 → $81,001 (+25.1%)	$63,389 → $84,021 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$195,300 → $257,200 (+31.7%)	$220,300 → $298,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,220 (+28.6%)	$953 → $1,292 (+35.6%)

Cheshire County

Population

76,04276,945

Median household income

$64,751$81,001

Median home value

$195,300$257,200

Median gross rent

$949$1,220

Grafton County

Population

89,77791,759

Median household income

$63,389$84,021

Median home value

$220,300$298,500

Median gross rent

$953$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
Under 5	4.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	12.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	13.3%	13.4%
75 and over	8.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
Drove alone	77.2%	68.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.7%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.3%	15.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	9.7%
20 or more units	5.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Cheshire County	Grafton County
Poverty rate	8.9%	10.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1980