Contoocook

Population: 1,370
Median household income: $131,518
Median home value: $399,400

Contoocook is a community in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, home to 1,370 residents. At $131,518, its median household income sits above Merrimack County's $93,944.

Between 2019 and 2023, Contoocook's population declined 10.3% from 1,528 to 1,370, while its median home value rose 62.9% from $245,200 to $399,400.

67.2% of workers drive to work alone. 79.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,370
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $131,518
Median home value: $399,400
Median gross rent: $1,075
Housing units: 557
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5281,370

Median household income

$70,243$131,518

Median home value

$245,200$399,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,528	$70,243	$245,200	—
2020	1,353	$72,299	$257,500	$890
2021	1,218	$84,256	$245,500	$862
2022	1,295	$103,317	$291,500	$1,019
2023	1,370	$131,518	$399,400	$1,075

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	6.8%
5 to 17	211	15.4%
18 to 24	111	8.1%
25 to 34	55	4.0%
35 to 44	259	18.9%
45 to 54	215	15.7%
55 to 64	210	15.3%
65 to 74	156	11.4%
75 and over	60	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,191	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	162	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate12.0%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree31.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	1.0%
High school graduate	115	12.0%
Some college or associate's	256	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	274	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	300	31.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	543	67.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	219	27.1%
Other means	13	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	15.1%
15 to 29 min	310	52.6%
30 to 44 min	156	26.5%
45 to 59 min	6	1.0%
60+ min	28	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 2.0% (28 of 1,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	299	58.5%
Nonfamily households	212	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	511	91.7%
Vacant	46	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	429	84.0%
Renter-occupied	82	16.0%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	445	79.9%
1-unit, attached	16	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4	0.7%
5 to 19 units	78	14.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3314340
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 43.2307, -71.7131