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% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (16.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.7%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Carroll County, New Hampshire:

Median resident age:	42.5 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Males: 21,455	(49.1%)
Females: 22,211	(50.9%)

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Carroll County:	2.4 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,420
New Hampshire:	$62,369

This county:	$651
State:	$807

Carroll County:	$248,005
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Detached houses: $345,093

Here:	$345,093
State:	$325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $388,458

Here:	$388,458
State:	$264,940

In 2-unit structures: $316,184

Here:	$316,184
State:	$286,159

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $434,824

Here:	$434,824
State:	$259,257

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $357,297

Here:	$357,297
State:	$195,820

Mobile homes: $47,070

Here:	$47,070
State:	$42,127

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,500

Here:	$45,500
State:	$72,172

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.5%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Area name: Carroll County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carroll County is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $997 a month.

Cities in this county include: Conway, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Wakefield, Ossipee, Bartlett, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, North Conway, Madison.

Neighboring counties: Belknap County , Coos County , Grafton County , Oxford County, Maine , Strafford County , York County, Maine .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Carroll County: Arcadia Tent and Trailer Park (A), Camp Hemenway (B), Eagle Mountain Golf Course (C), McCutcheon Corners (D), Camp Hale (E), Mead Wilderness Base Organization Camp (F), Jonathans Landing (G), Province Pond Shelter (H), Liberty Shelter (I), Province Lake (J), North Woods Camp (K), Jigger Jonnson Campground (L), Jigger Johnson Campground (M), Cragged Mountain Farm (N), Cranmore Skimobile Winter Sports Area (O), Cold River Campground (P), Davis Memorial Tower (Q), Cold River AMC Camp (R), Camp Birchmont (S), Clement Inn (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Conway Crossing Factory Stores Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Carroll County include: White Church (A), Wakefield Congregational Church (B), Valley Christian Church (C), Unitarian Universalist Church (D), Union Church (E), Tuftonboro United Methodist Church (F), East Sandwich Chapel (G), Saint Andrews Church (H), Saint Anthonys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lee Cemetery (1), Stevenson Cemetery (2), Mason Cemetery (3), Sargent Cemetery (4), Elm Hill Cemetery (5), Potter Cemetery (6), Bean Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bearcamp Pond (A), Beaver Pond (B), Berry Pond (C), Whitton Pond (D), White Pond (E), White Lake (F), Black Mountain Pond (G), Black Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Melvin River (A), Meserve Brook (B), Middle Brook (C), Miles Brook (D), Jackson Brook (E), Moat Brook (F), Montgomery Brook (G), Morrill Brook (H), Hoyt Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carroll County include: Wakefield Village Historic District (1), Copps Pond Wildlife Management Area (2), Thompson Sanctuary (3), Wentworth State Park (4), White Lake State Park (5), McKinney Park (6), Rocky Gorge Scenic Area (7), Lower Corner Historic District (8), Conway State Forest (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Providence Lake Beach (A), Moultonborough Town Beach (B), Wolfeboro Town Beach (C), Brewster Beach (D), Clows Beach (E), Lovell Lake Beach (F), Lake Ivanhoe Beach (G), Great East Lake Beach (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: North Sandwich Post Office (A), Ossipee Post Office (B), Sanbornville Post Office (C), Sandwich Post Office (D), Silver Lake Post Office (E), Union Post Office (F), Bartlett Post Office (G), Willey House Post Office (H), Center Conway Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Current college students: 1,231
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,043 (62% naturalized citizens)

Carroll County:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,304
• One, attached: 1,761
• Two: 866
• 3 or 4: 1,271
• 5 to 9: 1,243
• 10 to 19: 360
• 20 or more: 464
• Mobile homes: 2,411
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Carroll County with a mortgage: 6,265 (334 second mortgage, 603 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,983

Here:	61.1% with mortgage
State:	74.1% with mortgage

Carroll County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/15/1976, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 5 people

Carroll County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 30.6 miles away from Carroll County center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from Carroll County center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from Carroll County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,540 (80%) Carpooled: 2,058 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 678 (3%) Other means: 212 (1%) Worked at home: 1,185 (6%)

7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)

Carroll County:	0.12%
New Hampshire average:	0.13%

3.18% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($22,424 average AGI)
4.43% relocated from other states ($32,770 average AGI)

Carroll County:	4.43%
New Hampshire average:	4.33%

from Strafford County, NH	0.94% ($42,185 average AGI)
from Belknap County, NH	0.82% ($74,931)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.50% ($45,337)
from Essex County, MA	0.45% ($64,261)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.39% ($88,092)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.35% ($67,191)
from Oxford County, ME	0.31% ($28,417)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)

Carroll County:	0.06%
New Hampshire average:	0.08%

2.60% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($15,484 average AGI)
4.22% relocated to other states ($25,304 average AGI)

Carroll County:	4.22%
New Hampshire average:	4.30%

to Strafford County, NH	0.84% ($41,687 average AGI)
to Belknap County, NH	0.44% ($50,600)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.43% ($40,349)
to Oxford County, ME	0.30% ($29,224)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.23% ($42,733)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.22% ($40,140)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.22% ($26,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,202 (8,039 aged, 1,163 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,806 (9,307 male householders, 3,082 female householders)

  10,275 spouses, 11,279 children (10,517 natural, 294 adopted, 468 stepchildren), 383 grandchildren, 152 brothers or sisters, 222 parents, 294 other relatives, 812 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,290 (2,802 male householders (2,134 living alone)), 3,196 female householders (2,744 living alone)), 1,292 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 570 (359 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,463 2-persons, 2,436 3-persons, 2,279 4-persons, 842 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,878 1-person, 988 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

95.9% of residents of Carroll County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $254,903,000 ($5451 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,036,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $146,445,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,665,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $58,000
Federal grants: $50,792,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,575,000 ($260,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,370,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,431,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,678,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,531,000

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	57 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+84 per 1000 residents
State:	+31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.03 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

59% of Carroll County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Hampshire.

Carroll County:	59.4%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 16438
• Northeast: 21633
• Midwest: 1497
• South: 1859
• West: 871

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,900

Here:	5.8%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Here:	9.5%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Here:	25.5%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

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