Meredith

Population: 2,887
Median household income: $52,083
Median home value: $415,800

Located in Belknap County, New Hampshire, Meredith is a community with a population of 2,887. The median household income of $52,083 is below the Belknap County median ($87,983).

From 2019 to 2023, Meredith's population grew 93.1% from 1,495 to 2,887, while its median home value rose 128.1% from $182,300 to $415,800.

31.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,887
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,083
Median home value: $415,800
Median gross rent: $1,255
Housing units: 1,729
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4952,887

Median household income

$41,100$52,083

Median home value

$182,300$415,800

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,495	$41,100	$182,300	$1,011
2020	2,651	$40,139	$302,200	$1,159
2021	2,457	$38,935	$333,200	$1,197
2022	2,758	$46,850	$370,800	$1,117
2023	2,887	$52,083	$415,800	$1,255

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	1.4%
5 to 17	458	15.9%
18 to 24	266	9.2%
25 to 34	441	15.3%
35 to 44	174	6.0%
45 to 54	288	10.0%
55 to 64	400	13.9%
65 to 74	378	13.1%
75 and over	442	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,803	97.1%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	4.8%
High school graduate	691	32.5%
Some college or associate's	652	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	381	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	297	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	883	68.9%
Carpooled	149	11.6%
Public transit	19	1.5%
Walked	41	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	189	14.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	458	41.9%
15 to 29 min	449	41.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	70	6.4%
60+ min	115	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 8.5% (231 of 2,725)

	Count	Share
Family households	600	44.9%
Nonfamily households	736	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,336	77.3%
Vacant	393	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	785	58.8%
Renter-occupied	551	41.2%

1-unit, detached46.3%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units22.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	801	46.3%
1-unit, attached	92	5.3%
2 to 4 units	387	22.4%
5 to 19 units	143	8.3%
20 or more units	194	11.2%
Mobile home & other	112	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3347060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.92 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 43.6527, -71.4965