Belknap County, New Hampshire (NH)

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• • 59,27793.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6632.6%Two or more races
  • 1,2932.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7621.2%Asian alone
  • 3490.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2570.4%Some other race alone
  • 810.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $400,992

Here:	$400,992
State:	$409,635

Townhouses or other attached units: $652,461

Here:	$652,461
State:	$342,175

In 2-unit structures: $248,053

Here:	$248,053
State:	$286,969

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,954

Here:	$309,954
State:	$350,221

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,712

Here:	$308,712
State:	$280,341

Mobile homes: $91,825

Here:	$91,825
State:	$95,399

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 1996 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 123
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Belknap County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,401 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,462 (1.4%)

Area name: Belknap County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Belknap County is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $962 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laconia, Gilford, Belmont, Alton, Barnstead, Tilton, Tilton-Northfield, Gilmanton, Sanbornton, New Hampton.

Current college students: 2,006
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,813 (68.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4142010 or later
• 4142000 to 2009
• 3031990 to 1999
• 1251980 to 1989
• 2111970 to 1979
• 663Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,352
• One, attached: 1,579
• Two: 1,182
• 3 or 4: 1,476
• 5 to 9: 1,389
• 10 to 19: 639
• 20 to 49: 815
• 50 or more: 299
• Mobile homes: 2,814
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Belknap County with a mortgage: 12,344 (1,325 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 979 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 755

Religion statistics for Belknap County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Belknap County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Hampshire Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4516-NH: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4516, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Hampshire Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4355, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4105: March 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 4105, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3360: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3360, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Hampshire Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4095: November 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 4095, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Hampshire Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011 to October 30, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3344: November 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 3344, Natural disaster type: Storm
• New Hampshire Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4026: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4026, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1812: January 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1812, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 23, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3297: December 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3297, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($113,215 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.66% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($42,938 average AGI)
3.95% relocated from other states ($70,278 average AGI)

Belknap County:	3.95%
New Hampshire average:	4.81%

from Merrimack County, NH	1.75% ($63,692 average AGI)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.94% ($95,625)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.57% ($122,545)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.56% ($247,877)
from Grafton County, NH	0.50% ($51,421)
from Strafford County, NH	0.41% ($70,849)
from Carroll County, NH	0.32% ($87,989)

7.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,726 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($36,552 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($31,173 average AGI)

Belknap County:	2.97%
New Hampshire average:	3.93%

to Merrimack County, NH	1.68% ($48,490 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.65% ($72,837)
to Grafton County, NH	0.63% ($50,533)
to Strafford County, NH	0.36% ($61,961)
to Carroll County, NH	0.31% ($90,629)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.31% ($127,432)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.16% ($75,319)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Belknap County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,656 (3,124 living alone), Female householders: 14,329 (3,866 living alone)

• 13,793 spouses (13,437 opposite-sex spouses), 1,793 unmarried partners, (1,727 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,809 children (15,559 natural, 572 adopted, 697 stepchildren), 1,434 grandchildren, 420 brothers or sisters, 684 parents, 56 foster children, 879 other relatives, 1,643 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 770

Size of family households: 9,114 2-persons, 3,838 3-persons, 3,005 4-persons, 1,081 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 305 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,989 1-person, 1,313 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 34 5-persons.

6,737 married couples with children.
3,376 single-parent households (918 men, 2,458 women).

97.3% of residents of Belknap speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $332,477,000 ($5,463 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,059,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $176,712,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,816,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $130,000
Federal grants: $66,976,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,974,000 ($5,800,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,869,000 ($173,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,061,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,706,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,117,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

• Year house built in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 62020 or later
• 2,6202010 to 2019
• 5,5182000 to 2009
• 3,4231990 to 1999
• 6,6351980 to 1989
• 5,7081970 to 1979
• 3,8451960 to 1969
• 2,7501950 to 1959
• 1,3801940 to 1949
• 6,7841939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 961 room
• 1622 rooms
• 7373 rooms
• 2,6224 rooms
• 3,9245 rooms
• 4,4236 rooms
• 3,1957 rooms
• 1,9968 rooms
• 3,2109+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 3381 room
• 2112 rooms
• 1,0843 rooms
• 1,8284 rooms
• 9895 rooms
• 5746 rooms
• 2927 rooms
• 1238 rooms
• 1559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 131no bedroom
• 6681 bedroom
• 5,2942 bedrooms
• 9,9623 bedrooms
• 3,3384 bedrooms
• 8995+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belknap County, New Hampshire
• 345no bedroom
• 1,5751 bedroom
• 2,0482 bedrooms
• 1,2083 bedrooms
• 2854 bedrooms
• 1035+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County, New Hampshire in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 337no vehicle
• 5,0131 vehicle
• 9,0632 vehicles
• 3,4833 vehicles
• 1,8684 vehicles
• 6495+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Belknap County in renter-occupied apartments
• 580no vehicle
• 3,0251 vehicle
• 1,6662 vehicles
• 1903 vehicles
• 654 vehicles
• 645+ vehicles

89.0% of Belknap County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Hampshire.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 33,424
• Other state: 28,576
• Northeast: 23,186
• Midwest: 1,297
• South: 2,493
• West: 1,615

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 826
• Number of aged recipients: 29
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 797
• Number of recipients under 18: 114
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 628
• Number of recipients older than 64: 84
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 321
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 369

Belknap County on our top lists:

• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"