Henniker

Population: 2,880
Median household income: $73,339
Median home value: $267,500

Henniker is a community in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, home to 2,880 residents. At $73,339, its median household income sits below Merrimack County's $93,944.

Between 2019 and 2023, Henniker's population grew 64.0% from 1,756 to 2,880, while its median home value rose 9.1% from $245,200 to $267,500.

24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,880
Median age: 22.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,339
Median home value: $267,500
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 1,025
Homeownership rate: 44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7562,880

Median household income

$69,674$73,339

Median home value

$245,200$267,500

Median gross rent

$770$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,756	$69,674	$245,200	$770
2020	2,566	$96,433	$238,100	$889
2021	2,682	$100,306	$238,200	$1,062
2022	2,741	$70,839	$254,800	$984
2023	2,880	$73,339	$267,500	$1,084

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 176.3%

18 to 2446.1%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 441.1%

45 to 544.4%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	5.6%
5 to 17	181	6.3%
18 to 24	1,328	46.1%
25 to 34	341	11.8%
35 to 44	31	1.1%
45 to 54	128	4.4%
55 to 64	122	4.2%
65 to 74	537	18.6%
75 and over	51	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,547	88.4%
Black or African American	52	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	219	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's56.3%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	233	19.3%
Some college or associate's	681	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	130	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	166	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	894	69.6%
Carpooled	118	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	565	50.8%
15 to 29 min	344	30.9%
30 to 44 min	149	13.4%
45 to 59 min	12	1.1%
60+ min	42	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 19.2% (425 of 2,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	414	42.2%
Nonfamily households	567	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	981	95.7%
Vacant	44	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	435	44.3%
Renter-occupied	546	55.7%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached16.2%

2 to 4 units28.7%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	402	39.2%
1-unit, attached	166	16.2%
2 to 4 units	294	28.7%
5 to 19 units	163	15.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3335460
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1815, -71.8188