Hillsborough County vs. Merrimack County

Hillsborough County (NH)Merrimack County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)415,247151,132
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.6%3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)400,699146,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010400,721146,445
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%18.2%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.7%
White alone, percent90.0%94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent3.0%1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent4.5%2.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.0%2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.1%92.2%
Veterans, 2014-201826,92510,961
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.4%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)172,03165,253
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.0%71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,000$232,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,010$1,857
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$852$820
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,154$1,024
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201335.1%24.4%
Building permits, 20181,406348
Households, 2014-2018159,20057,843
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.5%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.9%6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.2%85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.8%93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201837.3%35.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.0%66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%62.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)762,192238,720
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,089,0701,239,700
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,450,8221,577,343
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,749,3442,823,256
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,724,7272,819,693
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,172$19,213
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.226.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$78,655$72,478
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,478$36,148
Persons in poverty, percent7.4%7.0%
Total employer establishments, 201711,0134,109
Total employment, 2017186,61464,695
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,443,5193,018,149
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.0%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201729,28611,449
All firms, 201235,63814,562
Men-owned firms, 201220,3538,130
Women-owned firms, 201211,1244,153
Minority-owned firms, 20122,817405
Nonminority-owned firms, 201231,23113,420
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,1011,708
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,33811,845
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010457.4156.8
Land area in square miles, 2010876.14934.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hillsborough county (NH) and Merrimack county (NH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.