Coos County vs Grafton County

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

Coos 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 31,386 in Coos County). Grafton County has the higher median household income ($84,021 vs $58,439 in Coos County). Grafton County has the higher median home value ($298,500 vs $169,600 in Coos County).

Population, income & housing

	Coos County	Grafton County
Population	31,386	91,759
Median age	49.9 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,439	$84,021
Median home value	$169,600	$298,500
Median gross rent	$843	$1,292
Housing units	20,589	51,478
Homeownership rate	74.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coos County	Grafton County
Population	31,741 → 31,386 (-1.1%)	89,777 → 91,759 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$47,117 → $58,439 (+24.0%)	$63,389 → $84,021 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $169,600 (+32.5%)	$220,300 → $298,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $843 (+13.2%)	$953 → $1,292 (+35.6%)

Coos County

Population

31,74131,386

Median household income

$47,117$58,439

Median home value

$128,000$169,600

Median gross rent

$745$843

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)

	Coos County	Grafton County
Under 5	3.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	12.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	13.4%
75 and over	10.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coos County	Grafton County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coos County	Grafton County
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	38.7%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coos County	Grafton County
Drove alone	76.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.7%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.2%	15.0%
Other means	2.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coos County	Grafton County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	9.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Coos County	Grafton County
Poverty rate	12.9%	10.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1969	1980