Exeter

Population: 10,138
Median household income: $83,862
Median home value: $349,300

Exeter, a community in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, has 10,138 residents. Its median household income of $83,862 runs below the Rockingham County figure of $113,927.

Between 2019 and 2023, Exeter's population grew 9.7% from 9,244 to 10,138, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $236,100 to $349,300.

The typical home was built around 1968. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,138
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,862
Median home value: $349,300
Median gross rent: $1,569
Housing units: 5,015
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,24410,138

Median household income

$69,575$83,862

Median home value

$236,100$349,300

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,244	$69,575	$236,100	$1,224
2020	9,349	$68,984	$240,500	$1,276
2021	9,908	$72,456	$241,000	$1,341
2022	9,918	$79,813	$317,600	$1,441
2023	10,138	$83,862	$349,300	$1,569

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	395	3.9%
5 to 17	1,131	11.2%
18 to 24	1,010	10.0%
25 to 34	1,331	13.1%
35 to 44	1,325	13.1%
45 to 54	1,360	13.4%
55 to 64	1,571	15.5%
65 to 74	1,075	10.6%
75 and over	940	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,816	87.0%
Black or African American	110	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	461	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	397	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	354	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	1.5%
High school graduate	1,556	20.5%
Some college or associate's	1,971	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,029	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,935	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,552	72.8%
Carpooled	305	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	204	3.3%
Bicycle	80	1.3%
Worked from home	1,094	17.5%
Other means	16	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,907	37.0%
15 to 29 min	1,617	31.4%
30 to 44 min	777	15.1%
45 to 59 min	417	8.1%
60+ min	439	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 6.9% (694 of 10,123)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,454	53.3%
Nonfamily households	2,147	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,601	91.7%
Vacant	414	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,752	59.8%
Renter-occupied	1,849	40.2%

1-unit, detached35.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units21.7%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,785	35.6%
1-unit, attached	235	4.7%
2 to 4 units	1,090	21.7%
5 to 19 units	518	10.3%
20 or more units	530	10.6%
Mobile home & other	857	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3325300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 42.9770, -70.9455