New Hampshire Profile and Statistics

New Hampshire Cities Households By Type

In 2007, New Hampshire had 500671 total households with the average home having 2.54 residents and the average family coming in at 3.04.

Of those homes reported, 31.4% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 23.2% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 11525 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 29482 where the female was the sole head of household.

In New Hampshire, 124168 people live alone, and of that, 43130 are 65 and over.

There were 168143 (33.6%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 109992 (22%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in New Hampshire

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1270883, 39.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.4 are spouses. There are 366809 children, and 51085 comprise “other relatives.” 80049 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 37303 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

New Hampshire Census Marital Status data

In New Hampshire, there are 520643 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 160534 have never married; 288763 are currently still married, but have separated. 6085 are legally separated, 52750 are divorced and 12511 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (545383), 25.1% never married, 51.9% are married but separated while 1.5% are legally still separated. 12.5% are divorced and 9% are widowed.

New Hampshire Fertility Rates and NH Statistics

Let’s talk babies in New Hampshire (NH): In the 2007 report, 14122 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in New Hampshire (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 3763 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 23 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 42 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 12 babies, while there were 87 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

New Hampshire Grandparents Statistics

There are 17883 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 5937 (33.2%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.9% are the grandmothers and 72.7% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1337 have done it for less than a year; 1524 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1367 handling things 3 or 4 years and 1709 doing the job 5 or more years.

New Hampshire School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NH)

In New Hampshire, 336090 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 19623 (5.8%) are in nursery or preschool; 14800 (4.4%) are in kindergarten, while 136855 (40.7%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 74728 (22.2%) are slogging through High School, while 90084 (26.8%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.9% (274721); 20.4% (181629) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (889007), 27736 (3.1%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 62197 (7%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 274721 (30.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 160718 (18.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 81202 (9.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 181629 (20.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 100804 (11.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in New Hampshire is 1006674. Of that, 128481 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1217523 (100%) – of that, 169093 (13.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (187347), 13576 (7.2%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (877347), 98121 (11.2%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (152829), 57396 (37.6%) have a disability.

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