Goffstown

Population: 3,127
Median household income: $133,657
Median home value: $385,000

Goffstown is a community in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, home to 3,127 residents. At $133,657, its median household income sits above Hillsborough County's $100,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goffstown's population grew 23.1% from 2,541 to 3,127, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $237,400 to $385,000.

83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,127
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $133,657
Median home value: $385,000
Median gross rent: $1,222
Housing units: 1,132
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5413,127

Median household income

$83,485$133,657

Median home value

$237,400$385,000

Median gross rent

$891$1,222

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,541	$83,485	$237,400	$891
2020	2,848	$86,023	$245,300	$973
2021	2,828	$92,875	$257,300	$1,125
2022	3,028	$131,146	$337,700	$1,250
2023	3,127	$133,657	$385,000	$1,222

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3426.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	308	9.8%
5 to 17	359	11.5%
18 to 24	142	4.5%
25 to 34	822	26.3%
35 to 44	343	11.0%
45 to 54	285	9.1%
55 to 64	469	15.0%
65 to 74	234	7.5%
75 and over	165	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,761	88.3%
Black or African American	15	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	320	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	1.2%
High school graduate	591	25.5%
Some college or associate's	609	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	550	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	540	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,577	83.0%
Carpooled	70	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	8	0.4%
Worked from home	229	12.1%
Other means	16	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	12.6%
15 to 29 min	531	31.8%
30 to 44 min	365	21.8%
45 to 59 min	334	20.0%
60+ min	231	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 2.4% (75 of 3,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	825	75.1%
Nonfamily households	274	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,099	97.1%
Vacant	33	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	943	85.8%
Renter-occupied	156	14.2%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	946	83.6%
1-unit, attached	16	1.4%
2 to 4 units	69	6.1%
5 to 19 units	48	4.2%
20 or more units	53	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3329780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 43.0227, -71.5982