Grafton County, New Hampshire (NH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,848
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 21,687
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,442 (it was 9,911 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 29% |
Land area: 1713 sq. mi.
Water area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 53 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.5%), Retail trade (10.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 80,30088.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,4284.9%Two or more races
- 3,2633.6%Asian alone
- 2,4752.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 4450.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1140.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 650.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 360.04%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 44.9 years |
| New Hampshire median age: | 43.3 years |
| Males: 45,250 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 45,876 |  (50.3%) |
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| Grafton County: | 2.0 people |
| New Hampshire: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,045 ($41,962 in 1999)
| This county: | $82,045 |
| New Hampshire: | $89,992 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,071 (lower quartile is $793, upper quartile is $1,442)
| This county: | $1071 |
| State: | $1231 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,800 (it was $106,000 in 2000)
| Grafton: | $338,800 |
| New Hampshire: | $384,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,904Detached houses: $533,852
Here: $533,852 State: $491,479 Townhouses or other attached units: $375,744
Here: $375,744 State: $361,001 In 2-unit structures: $230,260
Here: $230,260 State: $368,847 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $242,363
Here: $242,363 State: $575,942 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $588,257
Here: $588,257 State: $274,068 Mobile homes: $127,035
Here: $127,035 State: $124,817
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $842
Institutionalized population: 674
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 1
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Grafton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.78.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
45.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
60.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Grafton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.79.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
81.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
74.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
39.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 304 buildings, average cost: $414,900
- 2021: 326 buildings, average cost: $335,400
- 2020: 213 buildings, average cost: $329,400
- 2019: 175 buildings, average cost: $277,400
- 2018: 160 buildings, average cost: $277,700
- 2017: 153 buildings, average cost: $309,100
- 2016: 153 buildings, average cost: $295,000
- 2015: 144 buildings, average cost: $313,500
- 2014: 113 buildings, average cost: $261,100
- 2013: 127 buildings, average cost: $301,900
- 2012: 152 buildings, average cost: $183,400
- 2011: 122 buildings, average cost: $230,600
- 2010: 166 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2009: 143 buildings, average cost: $229,200
- 2008: 237 buildings, average cost: $216,800
- 2007: 361 buildings, average cost: $218,000
- 2006: 532 buildings, average cost: $191,100
- 2005: 482 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2004: 584 buildings, average cost: $164,500
- 2003: 515 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2002: 464 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2001: 390 buildings, average cost: $145,200
- 2000: 327 buildings, average cost: $133,700
- 1999: 263 buildings, average cost: $143,400
- 1998: 277 buildings, average cost: $110,700
- 1997: 235 buildings, average cost: $109,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,908 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,798 (1.5%)
| Grafton County: | 11.0% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.9 years old
(Males: 44.1 years old, Females: 46.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.7 years old, Black residents: 23.6 years old, American Indian residents: 52.0 years old, Asian residents: 31.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.4 years old, Other race residents: 32.1 years old)
Area name: Grafton County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grafton County is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $970 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lebanon, Hanover, Littleton, Haverhill, Plymouth, Canaan, Campton, Bethlehem, Ashland, Holderness.
2023 air pollution in Grafton County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine 
, Franklin County, Vermont 
, Orange County, Vermont 
.
| Here: | 2.1% |
| New Hampshire: | 2.5% |
Current college students: 9,172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,592 (57.8% naturalized citizens)
| Grafton County: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,8272010 or later
- 9782000 to 2009
- 1,1901990 to 1999
- 5541980 to 1989
- 3921970 to 1979
- 1,036Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 32,345
- One, attached: 1,919
- Two: 2,187
- 3 or 4: 3,306
- 5 to 9: 3,973
- 10 to 19: 1,379
- 20 to 49: 991
- 50 or more: 1,927
- Mobile homes: 3,719
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65
Housing units in Grafton County with a mortgage: 13,544 (978 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 908 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 715
| Here: | 1.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Grafton County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9,503 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,832 | 57 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,494 | 29 |
| Other | 1,320 | 11 |
| None | 68,969 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 33
| Grafton County: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| This county: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
| Grafton County: | 6.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 123
| This county: | 14.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Grafton County: | 7.2% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Grafton County: | 22.9% |
| State: | 24.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.9% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Grafton County:
Average size of farms: 204 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47,033
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $183.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.68%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41,501
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,631
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.67%
Corn for grain: 441 harvested acres
Vegetables: 188 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 200 acres
Earthquake activity:
Grafton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from Grafton County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 122.0 miles away from the county center
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 31.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from Grafton County center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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: July 11, 2019 - July 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4457, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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 Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: July 1, 2017 - July 2, 2017, FEMA Id: 4329, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New Hampshire Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 03, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4139: August 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4139, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
- 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2011 to May 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4006: July 22, 2011, FEMA Id: 4006, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 22 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Grafton County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 16, Hurricanes: 3, Snows: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 40,351 (68.6%)
- Carpooled: 6,869 (11.7%)
- Bus: 223 (0.4%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 8 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 706 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 221 (0.4%)
- Walked: 2,224 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 7,623 (13.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Canada (10%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- India (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- France (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- English (21%)
- Irish (10%)
- American (10%)
- French (except Basque) (8%)
- French Canadian (6%)
- German (6%)
- Italian (4%)
People in group quarters in Grafton County, New Hampshire in 2010:
- 6,003 people in college/university student housing
- 541 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 200 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 118 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 56 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 36 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 22 people in group homes intended for adults
- 14 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Grafton County, New Hampshire in 2000:
- 5,047 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 855 people in nursing homes
- 204 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 71 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 68 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 47 people in religious group quarters
- 40 people in other group homes
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($110,232 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.58% |
| New Hampshire average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($18,340 average AGI)
6.92% relocated from other states ($91,893 average AGI)
Grafton County: 6.92% New Hampshire average: 4.81%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Middlesex County, MA |  0.54% ($198,627 average AGI) |
| from Windsor County, VT | 0.52% ($66,895) |
| from Merrimack County, NH | 0.51% ($69,851) |
| from Belknap County, NH | 0.47% ($50,533) |
| from Hillsborough County, NH | 0.44% ($82,488) |
| from Sullivan County, NH | 0.38% ($52,909) |
| from Rockingham County, NH | 0.29% ($103,817) |
8.55% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($76,932 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.55% |
| New Hampshire average: | 6.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.61% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($19,220 average AGI)
5.94% relocated to other states ($57,713 average AGI)
Grafton County: 5.94% New Hampshire average: 3.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Merrimack County, NH | 0.60% ($66,602 average AGI) |
| to Windsor County, VT | 0.55% ($61,357) |
| to Sullivan County, NH | 0.49% ($73,541) |
| to Belknap County, NH | 0.38% ($51,421) |
| to Hillsborough County, NH | 0.33% ($62,548) |
| to Coos County, NH | 0.33% ($44,872) |
| to Middlesex County, MA | 0.33% ($97,634) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,531 (12,352 aged, 2,179 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,353 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (881)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (863)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (773)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (665)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (653)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (633)
- Unspecified dementia (548)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (407)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (254)
- Congestive heart failure (236)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,389
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 577
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 77,884
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 903
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 909
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 112
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 24
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 68.6
- Other - 41.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 91,126- Male householders: 19,166 (5,126 living alone), Female householders: 18,681 (5,592 living alone)
19,825 spouses (19,224 opposite-sex spouses), 3,252 unmarried partners, (3,065 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,475 children (16,184 natural, 329 adopted, 962 stepchildren), 1,516 grandchildren, 300 brothers or sisters, 506 parents, 0 foster children, 709 other relatives, 2,913 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,783
Size of family households: 13,081 2-persons, 5,028 3-persons, 3,638 4-persons, 1,548 5-persons, 376 6-persons, 253 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,718 1-person, 2,628 2-persons, 311 3-persons, 253 4-persons, 13 5-persons.
8,854 married couples with children.
3,892 single-parent households (910 men, 2,982 women).
94.0% of residents of Grafton speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $603,151,000 ($7,166 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,078,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $212,302,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,971,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $595,000
Federal grants: $203,750,000
Federal procurement contracts: $74,710,000 ($46,813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,824,000 ($11,031,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,376,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,115,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,096| Here: | 48 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 57 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,634
| Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +676
| Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,976
| Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +31 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.26 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 1,0772020 or later
- 3,5702010 to 2019
- 8,4352000 to 2009
- 5,0761990 to 1999
- 9,3611980 to 1989
- 5,5051970 to 1979
- 4,1521960 to 1969
- 2,8851950 to 1959
- 1,5241940 to 1949
- 10,2261939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 1081 room
- 3962 rooms
- 1,0653 rooms
- 2,5154 rooms
- 5,0305 rooms
- 4,6136 rooms
- 4,4427 rooms
- 3,0878 rooms
- 5,3039+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 5311 room
- 7592 rooms
- 3,2583 rooms
- 2,4644 rooms
- 1,9475 rooms
- 1,7526 rooms
- 2667 rooms
- 578 rooms
- 2549+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 108no bedroom
- 1,0901 bedroom
- 6,8402 bedrooms
- 12,3823 bedrooms
- 4,4234 bedrooms
- 1,7165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 531no bedroom
- 3,6291 bedroom
- 4,6262 bedrooms
- 1,8153 bedrooms
- 6234 bedrooms
- 645+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 820no vehicle
- 7,6911 vehicle
- 12,8122 vehicles
- 3,2903 vehicles
- 1,3874 vehicles
- 5595+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,012no vehicle
- 5,4811 vehicle
- 3,7052 vehicles
- 5263 vehicles
- 5024 vehicles
- 625+ vehicles
86.5% of Grafton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in New Hampshire.
| Grafton County: | 86.5% |
| State average: | 89.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 38,602
- Other state: 45,836
- Northeast: 32,553
- Midwest: 4,519
- South: 4,984
- West: 3,780
- 44.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.6%Wood
- 4.8%Electricity
- 3.1%Utility gas
- 2.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 36.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.0%Electricity
- 7.6%Utility gas
- 1.9%Wood
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 566
| Here: | 8.9% |
| New Hampshire: | 11.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 463
| Here: | 13.0% |
| New Hampshire: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,596
| Here: | 58.2% |
| New Hampshire: | 38.0% |
Grafton County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $2,658,000
Other: $2,597,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $18,370,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,282,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,524,000
Central Staff Services: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,083,000
Police Protection: $3,507,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,538,000
Police Protection: $2,519,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,253,000
General - Other: $1,714,000
General Public Buildings: $1,316,000
Public Welfare - Other: $638,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $416,000
General Public Buildings: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $367,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $931,000
Interest on Debt: $882,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $7,830,000
Public Welfare: $6,858,000
Health - Other: $740,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,780,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,375,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $781,000
Rents: $324,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $134,000
Police Protection: $95,000
General - Other: $81,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,144,000
Cash and Securities: $5,509,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,191,000
Public Welfare: $9,751,000
Other: $1,738,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
- Tax - Property: $27,087,000
Property: $25,077,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,210,000
Grafton County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $2,658,000
Other: $2,597,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $18,370,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,282,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,524,000
Central Staff Services: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,083,000
Police Protection: $3,507,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,538,000
Police Protection: $2,519,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,253,000
General - Other: $1,714,000
General Public Buildings: $1,316,000
Public Welfare - Other: $638,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $416,000
General Public Buildings: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $367,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $931,000
Interest on Debt: $882,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $7,830,000
Public Welfare: $6,858,000
Health - Other: $740,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,780,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,375,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $781,000
Rents: $324,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $134,000
Police Protection: $95,000
General - Other: $81,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,144,000
Cash and Securities: $5,509,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,191,000
Public Welfare: $9,751,000
Other: $1,738,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
- Tax - Property: $27,087,000
Property: $25,077,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,210,000
Grafton County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $2,658,000
Other: $2,597,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $18,370,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,282,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,524,000
Central Staff Services: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,083,000
Police Protection: $3,507,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,538,000
Police Protection: $2,519,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,253,000
General - Other: $1,714,000
General Public Buildings: $1,316,000
Public Welfare - Other: $638,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $416,000
General Public Buildings: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $367,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $931,000
Interest on Debt: $882,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $7,830,000
Public Welfare: $6,858,000
Health - Other: $740,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,780,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,375,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $781,000
Rents: $324,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $134,000
Police Protection: $95,000
General - Other: $81,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,144,000
Cash and Securities: $5,509,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,191,000
Public Welfare: $9,751,000
Other: $1,738,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
- Tax - Property: $27,087,000
Property: $25,077,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,210,000
Grafton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $2,658,000
Other: $2,597,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $18,370,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,282,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,626,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,524,000
Central Staff Services: $4,989,000
General - Other: $4,083,000
Police Protection: $3,507,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,538,000
Police Protection: $2,519,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,253,000
General - Other: $1,714,000
General Public Buildings: $1,316,000
Public Welfare - Other: $638,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $416,000
General Public Buildings: $376,000
Central Staff Services: $367,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $931,000
Interest on Debt: $882,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $7,830,000
Public Welfare: $6,858,000
Health - Other: $740,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,155,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,780,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,375,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $781,000
Rents: $324,000
Interest Earnings: $184,000
Interest Earnings: $68,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $134,000
Police Protection: $95,000
General - Other: $81,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,144,000
Cash and Securities: $5,509,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,191,000
Public Welfare: $9,751,000
Other: $1,738,000
General Local Government Support: $910,000
- Tax - Property: $27,087,000
Property: $25,077,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,210,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 836
- Number of aged recipients: 41
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 795
- Number of recipients under 18: 121
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 611
- Number of recipients older than 64: 104
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 317
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 352
| Most common first names in Grafton County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 410 | 74.8 years |
| William | 401 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 361 | 72.5 years |
| Mary | 335 | 80.9 years |
| George | 320 | 76.1 years |
| Charles | 255 | 76.9 years |
| Dorothy | 224 | 80.7 years |
| Helen | 215 | 81.3 years |
| Richard | 212 | 71.1 years |
| Ruth | 207 | 80.3 years |
| Most common last names in Grafton County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 224 | 76.6 years |
| Brown | 142 | 78.4 years |
| Johnson | 95 | 79.7 years |
| Clark | 88 | 76.6 years |
| White | 81 | 77.5 years |
| Davis | 76 | 78.3 years |
| Adams | 75 | 74.6 years |
| Young | 71 | 78.9 years |
| Thompson | 65 | 76.3 years |
| Chase | 65 | 75.9 years |
| Businesses in Grafton County, NH | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 14 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| Best Western | 2 | New Balance | 5 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Nissan | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Circle K | 5 | Penske | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Curves | 4 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Rite Aid | 6 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 14 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Sears | 5 | |
| FedEx | 22 | Shaw's | 4 | |
| Ford | 2 | Staples | 2 | |
| GNC | 6 | Subway | 10 | |
| GameStop | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
| Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | True Value | 3 | |
| Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 6 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 25 | |
| KFC | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Walmart | 4 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 4 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Grafton County on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"