Derry

Population: 21,668
Median household income: $88,901
Median home value: $356,700

Derry, a community in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, has 21,668 residents. Its median household income of $88,901 runs below the Rockingham County figure of $113,927.

Between 2019 and 2023, Derry's population held roughly steady from 21,817 to 21,668, while its median home value rose 58.1% from $225,600 to $356,700.

The median gross rent is $1,473. 34.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,668
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $88,901
Median home value: $356,700
Median gross rent: $1,473
Housing units: 9,652
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,81721,668

Median household income

$67,073$88,901

Median home value

$225,600$356,700

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,473

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,817	$67,073	$225,600	$1,175
2020	22,891	$69,813	$246,200	$1,183
2021	23,571	$73,968	$272,200	$1,267
2022	23,027	$83,750	$328,200	$1,382
2023	21,668	$88,901	$356,700	$1,473

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,272	5.9%
5 to 17	3,102	14.3%
18 to 24	1,890	8.7%
25 to 34	3,260	15.0%
35 to 44	2,857	13.2%
45 to 54	2,727	12.6%
55 to 64	3,609	16.7%
65 to 74	1,780	8.2%
75 and over	1,171	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,542	90.2%
Black or African American	5	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	404	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	549	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,124	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,181	7.7%
High school graduate	4,624	30.0%
Some college or associate's	4,361	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,629	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,609	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,180	68.7%
Carpooled	1,471	12.4%
Public transit	74	0.6%
Walked	221	1.9%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,754	14.7%
Other means	190	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,430	23.9%
15 to 29 min	3,043	30.0%
30 to 44 min	2,487	24.5%
45 to 59 min	887	8.7%
60+ min	1,300	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.1% (1,099 of 21,376)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,583	62.9%
Nonfamily households	3,299	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,882	92.0%
Vacant	770	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,236	59.0%
Renter-occupied	3,646	41.0%

1-unit, detached39.8%

1-unit, attached13.7%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units23.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,841	39.8%
1-unit, attached	1,325	13.7%
2 to 4 units	793	8.2%
5 to 19 units	1,317	13.6%
20 or more units	2,262	23.4%
Mobile home & other	114	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3317860
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 42.8876, -71.2820