Keene

Population: 22,923
Median household income: $78,183
Median home value: $232,500

Located in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Keene is a community with a population of 22,923. Its median household income of $78,183 runs in line with the Cheshire County figure of $81,001.

From 2019 to 2023, Keene's population held roughly steady from 22,953 to 22,923, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $190,500 to $232,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,923
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $78,183
Median home value: $232,500
Median gross rent: $1,275
Housing units: 10,271
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,95322,923

Median household income

$56,971$78,183

Median home value

$190,500$232,500

Median gross rent

$983$1,275

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,953	$56,971	$190,500	$983
2020	22,823	$57,393	$186,200	$1,018
2021	22,969	$63,490	$193,400	$1,085
2022	22,907	$69,381	$221,400	$1,153
2023	22,923	$78,183	$232,500	$1,275

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2418.1%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	853	3.7%
5 to 17	2,507	10.9%
18 to 24	4,142	18.1%
25 to 34	3,551	15.5%
35 to 44	2,638	11.5%
45 to 54	2,580	11.3%
55 to 64	2,560	11.2%
65 to 74	2,163	9.4%
75 and over	1,929	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,015	91.7%
Black or African American	350	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	125	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.3%
Two or more races	805	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	536	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	987	6.4%
High school graduate	3,952	25.6%
Some college or associate's	3,788	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,264	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,430	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,251	69.0%
Carpooled	1,334	11.2%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	597	5.0%
Bicycle	76	0.6%
Worked from home	1,558	13.0%
Other means	141	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,545	62.9%
15 to 29 min	2,293	22.0%
30 to 44 min	864	8.3%
45 to 59 min	250	2.4%
60+ min	454	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 9.9% (2,015 of 20,421)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,703	51.0%
Nonfamily households	4,526	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,229	89.9%
Vacant	1,042	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,696	50.9%
Renter-occupied	4,533	49.1%

1-unit, detached47.0%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units20.5%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,826	47.0%
1-unit, attached	419	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2,104	20.5%
5 to 19 units	1,396	13.6%
20 or more units	1,160	11.3%
Mobile home & other	366	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3339300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 37 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 42.9538, -72.3069