East Merrimack

Population: 4,872
Median household income: $82,829
Median home value: $267,900

Located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, East Merrimack is a community with a population of 4,872. At $82,829, its median household income sits below Hillsborough County's $100,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Merrimack's population grew 9.5% from 4,449 to 4,872, while its median home value rose 54.7% from $173,200 to $267,900.

6.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.92 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,872
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,829
Median home value: $267,900
Median gross rent: $1,780
Housing units: 2,590
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4494,872

Median household income

$50,475$82,829

Median home value

$173,200$267,900

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,449	$50,475	$173,200	$1,311
2020	4,786	$66,111	$193,300	$1,436
2021	4,609	$72,710	$203,000	$1,574
2022	4,643	$80,234	$258,300	$1,694
2023	4,872	$82,829	$267,900	$1,780

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	181	3.7%
5 to 17	507	10.4%
18 to 24	202	4.1%
25 to 34	1,088	22.3%
35 to 44	577	11.8%
45 to 54	511	10.5%
55 to 64	784	16.1%
65 to 74	669	13.7%
75 and over	353	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,411	90.5%
Black or African American	32	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	118	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	28	0.6%
Two or more races	193	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	6.4%
High school graduate	897	22.5%
Some college or associate's	1,307	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,124	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	399	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,129	72.5%
Carpooled	213	7.3%
Public transit	29	1.0%
Walked	27	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	539	18.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	759	31.7%
15 to 29 min	843	35.2%
30 to 44 min	513	21.4%
45 to 59 min	144	6.0%
60+ min	139	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 6.9% (328 of 4,777)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,218	48.3%
Nonfamily households	1,302	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,520	97.3%
Vacant	70	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,698	67.4%
Renter-occupied	822	32.6%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached32.9%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units19.7%

20 or more units23.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	472	18.2%
1-unit, attached	853	32.9%
2 to 4 units	152	5.9%
5 to 19 units	511	19.7%
20 or more units	595	23.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3321780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 42.8720, -71.4811