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Grafton County, NH

Demographic and economic profile of Grafton County, NH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Grafton County has a small workforce of roughly 93,000 residents with a 60.0% labor force participation rate and unemployment at 2.9%, while 44.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — well above typical rural county averages. Median worker earnings of $44,499 and a median home value of $298,500 reflect moderate costs relative to the county's $88,261 median household income and $84,012 GDP per capita. The county posted 2.2% population growth over five years, with a median age of 44.1 and a 71.3% homeownership rate rounding out a picture of a stable, modestly growing county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

93,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$88,261

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Grafton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone81,303 (88.3%)
  • Asian Alone3,242 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,769 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,554 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,042 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone981 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,286
  2. 2.Spanish1,006
  3. 3.Other Indo-European983
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)792
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island720

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,603

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$84,012

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,835

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance16,182
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,492
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,611
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)4,191
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)3,808

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations23,284
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,827
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,522
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,393
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,585

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.46×)15,698
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)4,600
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.02×)751
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)2,207
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.96×)4,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$298,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,292/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,928 (18.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,762 (14.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,188 (12.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,978 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,745 (10.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,915 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

44.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,499

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone30,545 (67.1%)
  • Worked At Home7,832 (17.2%)
  • Carpooled3,909 (8.6%)
  • Walked1,995 (4.4%)
  • Other591 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle306 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.