Strafford County, New Hampshire

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 131,743
Median household income: $86,564
Median home value: $332,400

Strafford County, New Hampshire counts 131,743 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,564 runs below the New Hampshire figure of $95,628.

Between 2019 and 2023, Strafford County's population grew 2.0% from 129,124 to 131,743, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $72,960 to $86,564.

The median gross rent is $1,413. 38.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 131,743
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $86,564
Median home value: $332,400
Median gross rent: $1,413
Housing units: 56,162
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

129,124131,743

Median household income

$72,960$86,564

Median home value

$235,900$332,400

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	129,124	$72,960	$235,900	$1,091
2020	130,161	$72,682	$243,500	$1,132
2021	130,598	$76,560	$262,000	$1,178
2022	130,965	$83,212	$300,200	$1,308
2023	131,743	$86,564	$332,400	$1,413

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,865	4.5%
5 to 17	17,756	13.5%
18 to 24	19,053	14.5%
25 to 34	18,018	13.7%
35 to 44	15,737	11.9%
45 to 54	15,535	11.8%
55 to 64	18,008	13.7%
65 to 74	13,231	10.0%
75 and over	8,540	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	116,084	88.1%
Black or African American	1,547	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.0%
Asian	3,478	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	537	0.4%
Two or more races	5,956	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,110	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,759	5.3%
High school graduate	23,287	26.1%
Some college or associate's	26,736	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	21,645	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12,642	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit1.5%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50,920	72.4%
Carpooled	4,189	6.0%
Public transit	1,033	1.5%
Walked	2,339	3.3%
Bicycle	148	0.2%
Worked from home	10,845	15.4%
Other means	852	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,283	27.4%
15 to 29 min	22,130	37.2%
30 to 44 min	12,343	20.8%
45 to 59 min	4,184	7.0%
60+ min	4,541	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 8.8% (10,821 of 122,813)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,061	62.0%
Nonfamily households	19,623	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51,684	92.0%
Vacant	4,478	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,619	67.0%
Renter-occupied	17,065	33.0%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,442	56.0%
1-unit, attached	2,232	4.0%
2 to 4 units	7,469	13.3%
5 to 19 units	5,261	9.4%
20 or more units	5,036	9.0%
Mobile home & other	4,722	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 33017
State: New Hampshire
Land area: 367 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 43.2933, -71.0356