Strafford County, New Hampshire (NH)

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• • 117,42590.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,2383.3%Asian alone
  • 3,5522.7%Two or more races
  • 3,4672.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2841.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1010.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 780.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 580.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $306,685

Here:	$306,685
State:	$315,175

Townhouses or other attached units: $270,122

Here:	$270,122
State:	$247,795

In 2-unit structures: $294,829

Here:	$294,829
State:	$271,845

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,892

Here:	$259,892
State:	$236,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,547

Here:	$185,547
State:	$194,910

Mobile homes: $72,239

Here:	$72,239
State:	$71,285

Health of residents in Strafford 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 2019: $6,307 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $5,023 (2.3%)

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 .

Current college students: 12,656
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,465 (56.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,5202010 or later
• 1,8802000 to 2009
• 1,1471990 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: 30,324
• One, attached: 2,189
• Two: 4,111
• 3 or 4: 3,611
• 5 to 9: 2,368
• 10 to 19: 3,161
• 20 to 49: 2,211
• 50 or more: 1,453
• Mobile homes: 5,393

Housing units in Strafford County with a mortgage: 22,547 (206 second mortgage, 2,223 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,621

Religion statistics for Strafford County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Strafford 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 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.

7.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($52,820 average adjusted gross income)

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($701 average AGI)

Strafford County:	0.12%
New Hampshire average:	0.04%

3.73% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($23,588 average AGI)
3.92% relocated from other states ($28,531 average AGI)

Strafford County:	3.92%
New Hampshire average:	3.97%

from Rockingham County, NH	2.30% ($52,198 average AGI)
from York County, ME	0.89% ($58,471)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.47% ($45,983)
from Carroll County, NH	0.31% ($37,119)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.29% ($49,765)
from Essex County, MA	0.25% ($53,835)
from Belknap County, NH	0.20% ($46,422)

7.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($54,385 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($194 average AGI)

Strafford County:	0.04%
New Hampshire average:	0.06%

3.20% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($23,658 average AGI)
3.97% relocated to other states ($30,534 average AGI)

Strafford County:	3.97%
New Hampshire average:	3.78%

to Rockingham County, NH	1.89% ($57,876 average AGI)
to York County, ME	0.96% ($49,083)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.39% ($44,500)
to Carroll County, NH	0.30% ($48,471)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.26% ($46,947)
to Belknap County, NH	0.23% ($52,008)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.18% ($54,011)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Strafford County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 26,481 (6,155 living alone), Female householders: 24,103 (6,577 living alone)

• 25,746 spouses (25,529 opposite-sex spouses), 4,882 unmarried partners, (4,465 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,368 children (27,257 natural, 294 adopted, 2,817 stepchildren), 2,005 grandchildren, 381 brothers or sisters, 1,095 parents, 87 foster children, 1,230 other relatives, 5,040 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,215

Size of family households: 15,767 2-persons, 6,489 3-persons, 7,341 4-persons, 2,242 5-persons, 423 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,732 1-person, 4,591 2-persons, 248 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 144 5-persons.

14,967 married couples with children.
5,531 single-parent households (1,662 men, 3,869 women).

92.6% of residents of Strafford speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.64 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

• Year house built in Strafford County, New Hampshire
• 1,2432014 or later
• 1,6292010 to 2013
• 8,5912000 to 2009
• 5,0891990 to 1999
• 9,8831980 to 1989
• 7,0911970 to 1979
• 3,8331960 to 1969
• 3,4471950 to 1959
• 1,4521940 to 1949
• 12,5631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Strafford County, New Hampshire
• 381 room
• 1822 rooms
• 1,4533 rooms
• 3,9094 rooms
• 6,1705 rooms
• 6,7866 rooms
• 4,3847 rooms
• 5,0078 rooms
• 5,2399+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire
• 6871 room
• 1,3062 rooms
• 3,4583 rooms
• 5,8814 rooms
• 2,6785 rooms
• 1,6776 rooms
• 1,1157 rooms
• 4368 rooms
• 1789+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Strafford County, New Hampshire
• 124no bedroom
• 1,1841 bedroom
• 7,6642 bedrooms
• 17,0293 bedrooms
• 5,8144 bedrooms
• 1,3535+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Strafford County, New Hampshire
• 687no bedroom
• 4,9781 bedroom
• 7,7442 bedrooms
• 2,6713 bedrooms
• 8844 bedrooms
• 4525+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Strafford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,139no vehicle
• 6,4201 vehicle
• 16,4592 vehicles
• 5,8213 vehicles
• 1,9184 vehicles
• 1,4115+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Strafford County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,319no vehicle
• 8,5281 vehicle
• 5,8302 vehicles
• 5083 vehicles
• 2314 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

80.8% of Strafford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in New Hampshire.

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

• This state: 58,122
• Other state: 64,727
• Northeast: 47,032
• Midwest: 5,085
• South: 6,402
• West: 6,208

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Strafford County on our top lists:

• #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"