South Hooksett

Population: 5,806
Median household income: $115,592
Median home value: $383,800

Located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, South Hooksett is a community with a population of 5,806. At $115,592, its median household income sits above Merrimack County's $93,944.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Hooksett's population held roughly steady from 5,831 to 5,806, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $269,200 to $383,800.

The median resident is 35.4 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 19.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,806
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $115,592
Median home value: $383,800
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 1,982
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8315,806

Median household income

$96,440$115,592

Median home value

$269,200$383,800

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,831	$96,440	$269,200	$1,075
2020	5,911	$78,733	$289,200	$1,073
2021	5,906	$91,806	$289,500	$1,036
2022	5,808	$113,024	$345,400	$1,038
2023	5,806	$115,592	$383,800	$1,300

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2419.7%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	268	4.6%
5 to 17	645	11.1%
18 to 24	1,146	19.7%
25 to 34	812	14.0%
35 to 44	472	8.1%
45 to 54	870	15.0%
55 to 64	824	14.2%
65 to 74	433	7.5%
75 and over	336	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,917	84.7%
Black or African American	86	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	149	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	1.3%
Two or more races	306	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	341	9.1%
High school graduate	1,128	30.1%
Some college or associate's	881	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	911	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	486	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,689	76.6%
Carpooled	429	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	83	2.4%
Bicycle	13	0.4%
Worked from home	280	8.0%
Other means	15	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	845	26.2%
15 to 29 min	1,412	43.7%
30 to 44 min	609	18.9%
45 to 59 min	174	5.4%
60+ min	189	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 4.5% (227 of 5,078)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,248	65.9%
Nonfamily households	645	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,893	95.5%
Vacant	89	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,511	79.8%
Renter-occupied	382	20.2%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,338	67.5%
1-unit, attached	104	5.2%
2 to 4 units	48	2.4%
5 to 19 units	74	3.7%
20 or more units	213	10.7%
Mobile home & other	205	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3371220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0278, -71.4268