Strafford County, New Hampshire (NH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,626
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,426
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,858 (it was 15,155 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 29% |
Land area: 369 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 359 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.2%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (11.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 115,28287.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,4736.4%Two or more races
- 3,9703.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,1101.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,6931.3%Asian alone
- 6950.5%Some other race alone
- 1930.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 37.7 years |
| New Hampshire median age: | 43.1 years |
| Males: 65,537 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 66,879 |  (50.5%) |
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| Strafford County: | 2.0 people |
| New Hampshire: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $95,733 ($44,803 in 1999)
| This county: | $95,733 |
| New Hampshire: | $88,465 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,207 (lower quartile is $875, upper quartile is $1,528)
| This county: | $1207 |
| State: | $1141 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $315,400 (it was $112,100 in 2000)
| Strafford: | $315,400 |
| New Hampshire: | $345,200 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,035Detached houses: $373,566
Here: $373,566 State: $409,635 Townhouses or other attached units: $296,475
Here: $296,475 State: $342,175 In 2-unit structures: $414,234
Here: $414,234 State: $286,969 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $230,797
Here: $230,797 State: $350,221 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,839
Here: $218,839 State: $280,341 Mobile homes: $136,345
Here: $136,345 State: $95,399
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $877
Institutionalized population: 993
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Strafford 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 3.5. This is about average.74.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
50.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
76.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
73.2% 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 165 pounds. This is about average.
23.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 299 buildings, average cost: $253,100
- 2020: 265 buildings, average cost: $225,600
- 2019: 224 buildings, average cost: $223,200
- 2018: 298 buildings, average cost: $199,000
- 2017: 340 buildings, average cost: $170,100
- 2016: 259 buildings, average cost: $184,200
- 2015: 233 buildings, average cost: $181,700
- 2014: 186 buildings, average cost: $169,300
- 2013: 211 buildings, average cost: $163,200
- 2012: 172 buildings, average cost: $169,500
- 2011: 181 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 2010: 208 buildings, average cost: $159,000
- 2009: 182 buildings, average cost: $170,500
- 2008: 214 buildings, average cost: $163,000
- 2007: 411 buildings, average cost: $163,900
- 2006: 456 buildings, average cost: $164,100
- 2005: 626 buildings, average cost: $160,200
- 2004: 674 buildings, average cost: $148,300
- 2003: 581 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2002: 540 buildings, average cost: $133,100
- 2001: 487 buildings, average cost: $132,200
- 2000: 562 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 1999: 448 buildings, average cost: $116,800
- 1998: 368 buildings, average cost: $114,700
- 1997: 320 buildings, average cost: $107,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,413 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,671 (2.0%)
| Strafford County: | 8.7% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.5 years old, Females: 38.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.4 years old, Black residents: 33.1 years old, American Indian residents: 45.8 years old, Asian residents: 27.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.3 years old, Other race residents: 35.5 years old)
Area name: Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Strafford County is $768 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $957 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1263 a month.
Cities in this county include: Rochester, Dover, Somersworth, Durham, Barrington, Lee, Milton, Strafford, Farmington, Rollinsford.
Neighboring counties: Fremont County, Wyoming 
, Genesee County, New York , Houston County, Minnesota , Montcalm County, Michigan , Vernon County, Wisconsin , Palo Alto County, Iowa .
| Here: | 1.8% |
| New Hampshire: | 2.2% |
Current college students: 12,656
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,987 (57.3% naturalized citizens)
| Strafford County: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,1582010 or later
- 1,6982000 to 2009
- 6881990 to 1999
- 8171980 to 1989
- 4041970 to 1979
- 1,138Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 33,201
- One, attached: 2,778
- Two: 3,245
- 3 or 4: 4,397
- 5 to 9: 3,058
- 10 to 19: 1,795
- 20 to 49: 3,137
- 50 or more: 980
- Mobile homes: 3,597
Housing units in Strafford County with a mortgage: 23,531 (2,379 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,227 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 943
| Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Strafford County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 22,112 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,299 | 21 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,143 | 37 |
| Other | 1,504 | 13 |
| Orthodox | 575 | 2 |
| None | 89,510 | - |
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: 21
| Strafford County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 30
| This county: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
| Strafford County: | 3.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 99
| This county: | 8.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Strafford County: | 8.8% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Strafford County: | 26.2% |
| State: | 24.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.0% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Strafford County:
Average size of farms: 120 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35,136
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $786.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.61%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38,151
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,669
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.19
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.50%
Corn for grain: 12 harvested acres
Vegetables: 291 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 113 acres
Earthquake activity:
Strafford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Strafford County center
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 161.0 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) earthquake occurred 35.5 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 175.3 miles away from the 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 161.0 miles away from Strafford 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 66.7 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 Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 13, 2018 - March 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4371, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New Hampshire Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4209: March 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4209, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, 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 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: February 23, 2010 to March 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1892: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1892, Natural disaster type: Winter 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
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Strafford County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Winter Storms: 6, Snowstorms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 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: 39,113 (65.0%)
- Carpooled: 4,564 (7.6%)
- Bus: 563 (0.9%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 15 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 15 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 774 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 215 (0.4%)
- Walked: 2,410 (4.0%)
- Worked at home: 12,767 (21.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- India (11%)
- Canada (10%)
- Dominican Republic (6%)
- Indonesia (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Nepal (4%)
- English (17%)
- Irish (15%)
- French Canadian (9%)
- American (9%)
- French (except Basque) (7%)
- Italian (7%)
- German (4%)
People in group quarters in Strafford County, New Hampshire in 2010:
- 7,265 people in college/university student housing
- 539 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 409 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 77 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 53 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 43 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 7 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Strafford County, New Hampshire in 2000:
- 4,573 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 702 people in nursing homes
- 163 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 141 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 73 people in other group homes
- 35 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in religious group quarters
- 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
8.11% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($74,279 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.11% |
| New Hampshire average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.72% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($29,538 average AGI)
4.38% relocated from other states ($44,741 average AGI)
Strafford County: 4.38% New Hampshire average: 4.81%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Rockingham County, NH |  2.29% ($68,204 average AGI) |
| from York County, ME | 0.82% ($61,629) |
| from Hillsborough County, NH | 0.54% ($68,057) |
| from Essex County, MA | 0.38% ($78,424) |
| from Middlesex County, MA | 0.32% ($140,086) |
| from Merrimack County, NH | 0.27% ($48,013) |
| from Carroll County, NH | 0.24% ($47,203) |
7.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($68,960 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.46% |
| New Hampshire average: | 6.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.07% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($30,622 average AGI)
4.39% relocated to other states ($38,338 average AGI)
Strafford County: 4.39% New Hampshire average: 3.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Rockingham County, NH | 1.49% ($77,093 average AGI) |
| to York County, ME | 1.06% ($63,395) |
| to Carroll County, NH | 0.42% ($113,118) |
| to Hillsborough County, NH | 0.40% ($51,335) |
| to Merrimack County, NH | 0.33% ($50,374) |
| to Belknap County, NH | 0.22% ($70,849) |
| to Essex County, MA | 0.19% ($69,495) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,050 (13,526 aged, 3,524 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,131 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Strafford County, New Hampshire in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,306)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,305)
- Unspecified dementia (1,113)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (871)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (665)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (640)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (504)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (472)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (338)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (308)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,273
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 156
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,729
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,110
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 708
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 87
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.5. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 59.9
- Other - 41.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 132,416- Male householders: 25,257 (5,181 living alone), Female householders: 26,810 (7,464 living alone)
27,437 spouses (26,757 opposite-sex spouses), 4,904 unmarried partners, (4,886 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 28,827 children (26,926 natural, 644 adopted, 1,257 stepchildren), 1,459 grandchildren, 683 brothers or sisters, 875 parents, 15 foster children, 1,053 other relatives, 5,837 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 9,259
Size of family households: 15,574 2-persons, 9,509 3-persons, 5,622 4-persons, 2,357 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 410 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,645 1-person, 4,278 2-persons, 721 3-persons, 359 4-persons, 49 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.
16,546 married couples with children.
4,017 single-parent households (2,116 men, 1,901 women).
94.6% of residents of Strafford speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $614,898,000 ($5,201 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $40,205,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $284,085,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $100,366,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,708,000
Federal grants: $184,540,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,066,000 ($4,194,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,133,000 ($6,131,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,872,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $56,658,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,442,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,062| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 57 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,391
| Here: | 37 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +772
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,487
| Here: | +29 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +31 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.64 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- 6812020 or later
- 5,7632010 to 2019
- 7,7312000 to 2009
- 4,4951990 to 1999
- 9,9061980 to 1989
- 5,9701970 to 1979
- 3,9861960 to 1969
- 4,6861950 to 1959
- 1,7411940 to 1949
- 11,2291939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- 01 room
- 272 rooms
- 1,2173 rooms
- 3,8474 rooms
- 6,4285 rooms
- 8,5066 rooms
- 6,3707 rooms
- 3,3818 rooms
- 5,8339+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- 3701 room
- 1,2662 rooms
- 2,2743 rooms
- 4,3134 rooms
- 4,6495 rooms
- 1,4736 rooms
- 1,3077 rooms
- 6278 rooms
- 1799+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- 0no bedroom
- 6671 bedroom
- 8,8632 bedrooms
- 17,4053 bedrooms
- 7,3154 bedrooms
- 1,3595+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire
- 506no bedroom
- 3,8131 bedroom
- 6,3222 bedrooms
- 3,6893 bedrooms
- 1,8124 bedrooms
- 3165+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Strafford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 672no vehicle
- 8,6111 vehicle
- 16,6502 vehicles
- 7,4193 vehicles
- 1,2494 vehicles
- 1,0085+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Strafford County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,559no vehicle
- 6,6081 vehicle
- 6,2522 vehicles
- 1,2963 vehicles
- 5154 vehicles
- 2285+ vehicles
82.8% of Strafford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Hampshire.
| Strafford County: | 82.8% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 57,619
- Other state: 68,866
- Northeast: 48,245
- Midwest: 5,566
- South: 10,519
- West: 4,536
- 47.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 18.1%Utility gas
- 6.8%Wood
- 3.5%Electricity
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 31.8%Utility gas
- 27.8%Electricity
- 21.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.4%Other fuel
- 1.4%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 571
| Here: | 5.4% |
| New Hampshire: | 12.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 514
| Here: | 9.9% |
| New Hampshire: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 817
| Here: | 5.9% |
| New Hampshire: | 40.0% |
Strafford County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,317,000
Other: $18,357,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $26,349,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $25,180,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,460,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,156,000
Police Protection: $3,822,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,026,000
General - Other: $2,810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,583,000
General - Other: $1,120,000
Central Staff Services: $739,000
Central Staff Services: $737,000
Financial Administration: $644,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
General Public Buildings: $436,000
General Public Buildings: $381,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $295,000
Other: $265,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,038,000
Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $14,973,000
Health - Other: $10,247,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $49,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,283,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,893,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,993,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,492,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,480,000
Rents: $638,000
Rents: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $729,000
General Public Building: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,217,000
Cash and Securities: $4,246,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $927,000
Other: $845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,793,000
Property: $30,860,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,727,000
: $27,635,000
Strafford County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,317,000
Other: $18,357,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $26,349,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $25,180,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,460,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,156,000
Police Protection: $3,822,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,026,000
General - Other: $2,810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,583,000
General - Other: $1,120,000
Central Staff Services: $739,000
Central Staff Services: $737,000
Financial Administration: $644,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
General Public Buildings: $436,000
General Public Buildings: $381,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $295,000
Other: $265,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,038,000
Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $14,973,000
Health - Other: $10,247,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $49,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,283,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,893,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,993,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,492,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,480,000
Rents: $638,000
Rents: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $729,000
General Public Building: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,217,000
Cash and Securities: $4,246,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $927,000
Other: $845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,793,000
Property: $30,860,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,727,000
: $27,635,000
Strafford County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,317,000
Other: $18,357,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $26,349,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $25,180,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,460,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,156,000
Police Protection: $3,822,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,026,000
General - Other: $2,810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,583,000
General - Other: $1,120,000
Central Staff Services: $739,000
Central Staff Services: $737,000
Financial Administration: $644,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
General Public Buildings: $436,000
General Public Buildings: $381,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $295,000
Other: $265,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,038,000
Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $14,973,000
Health - Other: $10,247,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $49,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,283,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,893,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,993,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,492,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,480,000
Rents: $638,000
Rents: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $729,000
General Public Building: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,217,000
Cash and Securities: $4,246,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $927,000
Other: $845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,793,000
Property: $30,860,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,727,000
: $27,635,000
Strafford County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,317,000
Other: $18,357,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $26,349,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $25,180,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,460,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,156,000
Police Protection: $3,822,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,026,000
General - Other: $2,810,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,583,000
General - Other: $1,120,000
Central Staff Services: $739,000
Central Staff Services: $737,000
Financial Administration: $644,000
Financial Administration: $535,000
General Public Buildings: $436,000
General Public Buildings: $381,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $295,000
Other: $265,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,038,000
Interest on Debt: $865,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $14,973,000
Health - Other: $10,247,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $49,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,283,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,893,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,993,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,900,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,492,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,480,000
Rents: $638,000
Rents: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $729,000
General Public Building: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,217,000
Cash and Securities: $4,246,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $927,000
Other: $845,000
- Tax - Property: $32,793,000
Property: $30,860,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $30,727,000
: $27,635,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,577
- Number of aged recipients: 69
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,508
- Number of recipients under 18: 195
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,201
- Number of recipients older than 64: 181
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 640
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 786
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 541 | $189,296 | 554 | $173,745 | 2,579 | $191,024 | 255 | $78,490 | 15 | $544,733 | 196 | $167,526 | 115 | $61,548 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 29 | $176,862 | 42 | $158,476 | 198 | $188,697 | 21 | $81,571 | 3 | $691,667 | 15 | $121,933 | 15 | $59,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 105 | $178,629 | 147 | $116,503 | 1,108 | $197,609 | 121 | $52,810 | 2 | $358,000 | 78 | $181,808 | 136 | $57,125 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 49 | $171,204 | 73 | $155,562 | 626 | $202,514 | 20 | $148,150 | 4 | $1,362,500 | 45 | $142,889 | 17 | $62,588 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $176,400 | 16 | $127,875 | 140 | $201,271 | 14 | $95,643 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $223,800 | 10 | $71,500 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 72 | $203,042 | 70 | $238,800 | 1 | $112,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 19 | $246,947 | 29 | $250,759 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 25 | $188,640 | 29 | $214,724 | 2 | $315,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $173,750 | 19 | $222,158 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $175,667 | 2 | $130,000 | 1 | $129,000 | 1 | $122,000 |
| Most common first names in Strafford County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 591 | 74.1 years |
| Mary | 572 | 80.6 years |
| Robert | 496 | 71.2 years |
| Joseph | 466 | 74.9 years |
| William | 439 | 74.1 years |
| George | 434 | 75.7 years |
| Charles | 349 | 75.6 years |
| James | 312 | 72.1 years |
| Helen | 282 | 80.2 years |
| Dorothy | 272 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Strafford County, NH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 205 | 76.7 years |
| Brown | 153 | 76.4 years |
| Davis | 118 | 78.0 years |
| Johnson | 90 | 77.5 years |
| Clark | 79 | 77.6 years |
| Roy | 77 | 74.5 years |
| Gagne | 74 | 74.4 years |
| Gagnon | 72 | 75.4 years |
| Hayes | 70 | 77.1 years |
| Young | 69 | 76.2 years |
| Businesses in Strafford County, NH | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 4 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 16 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Microtel | 2 | |
| CVS | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Circle K | 4 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 6 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 16 | Sears | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Shaw's | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
| FedEx | 15 | Staples | 2 | |
| Ford | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| GNC | 6 | Subaru | 1 | |
| GameStop | 2 | Subway | 7 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | U-Haul | 8 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
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- #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"