Peterborough

Population: 2,343
Median household income: $81,836
Median home value: $323,700

Peterborough is a community in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, home to 2,343 residents. At $81,836, its median household income sits below Hillsborough County's $100,436.

From 2019 to 2023, Peterborough's population declined 21.1% from 2,971 to 2,343, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $224,700 to $323,700.

47.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,343
Median age: 59.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,836
Median home value: $323,700
Median gross rent: $1,310
Housing units: 1,580
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9712,343

Median household income

$60,324$81,836

Median home value

$224,700$323,700

Median gross rent

$870$1,310

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,971	$60,324	$224,700	$870
2020	2,704	$80,833	$240,400	$810
2021	2,360	$84,821	$263,300	$908
2022	2,247	$83,906	$296,100	$1,366
2023	2,343	$81,836	$323,700	$1,310

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 177.5%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over20.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	0.4%
5 to 17	175	7.5%
18 to 24	57	2.4%
25 to 34	236	10.1%
35 to 44	285	12.2%
45 to 54	323	13.8%
55 to 64	404	17.2%
65 to 74	367	15.7%
75 and over	487	20.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,165	92.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree29.9%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	4.5%
High school graduate	323	15.4%
Some college or associate's	550	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	628	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	506	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,083	80.2%
Carpooled	8	0.6%
Public transit	6	0.4%
Walked	32	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	205	15.2%
Other means	17	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	330	28.8%
15 to 29 min	412	36.0%
30 to 44 min	180	15.7%
45 to 59 min	108	9.4%
60+ min	116	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 8.1% (183 of 2,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	589	45.0%
Nonfamily households	720	55.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,309	82.8%
Vacant	271	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	734	56.1%
Renter-occupied	575	43.9%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	757	47.9%
1-unit, attached	97	6.1%
2 to 4 units	323	20.4%
5 to 19 units	269	17.0%
20 or more units	134	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3360500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.8772, -71.9611