Canterbury, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,297 (Urban population: 2 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,295 (79 farm, 2,216 nonfarm))

Houses: 838 (749 occupied: 677 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	30%

Housing density: 19 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $810 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $922)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $187

Median gross rent in Canterbury, NH in 2007: $883

Housing units in Canterbury with a mortgage: 309 (25 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Canterbury,NH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $306,935 (it was $141,200 in 2000)

Canterbury:	$306,935
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $217,585 - $353,750

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $333,948
Here: $333,948
State: $325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $889,063
Here: $889,063
State: $264,940

In 2-unit structures: $1,636,234
Here: $1,636,234
State: $286,159

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $42,127

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,976

In family households: 1,772 (474 male householders, 121 female householders)
499 spouses, 571 children (514 natural, 31 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 18 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 204 (67 male householders (43 living alone)), 88 female householders (70 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 275 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 113 1-person, 40 2-persons, 2 6-persons.

385 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (24 men, 49 women).

96.1% of residents of Canterbury speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 40 (2.0%)
(52.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canterbury, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 143 6 rooms: 152 7 rooms: 138 8 rooms: 93 9 or more rooms: 94

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 41
1990 to 1994: 64
1980 to 1989: 206
1970 to 1979: 135
1960 to 1969: 112
1950 to 1959: 78
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 171

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canterbury:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 167 3 bedrooms: 332 4 bedrooms: 130 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canterbury:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 33 3 bedrooms: 14 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 97 2 vehicles: 354 3 vehicles: 142 4 vehicles: 44 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Canterbury in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 21 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Canterbury, NH:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 1
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 to $249,999: 120
$250,000 to $299,999: 148
$300,000 to $399,999: 222
$400,000 to $499,999: 71
$500,000 to $749,999: 92
$750,000 to $999,999: 18
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Canterbury rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Canterbury:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 3
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 16

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.3%
Number of people working at home: 113 (10.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 25
5 to 9 minutes: 52
10 to 14 minutes: 91
15 to 19 minutes: 138
20 to 24 minutes: 236
25 to 29 minutes: 92
30 to 34 minutes: 141
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 65
45 to 59 minutes: 64
60 to 89 minutes: 46
90 or more minutes: 39

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 912 (82%)
Carpooled: 61 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 19 (2%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 113 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 20
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 39
$40,000 to $44,999: 41
$45,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 102
$60,000 to $74,999: 82
$75,000 to $99,999: 124
$100,000 to $124,999: 78
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 25

First ancestries reported:

English: 352

Irish: 201

French Canadian: 160

German: 153

French (except Basque): 133

United States or American: 114

Italian: 111

Scottish: 75

Swedish: 59

Other groups: 56

Polish: 54

Scotch-Irish: 40

European: 25

Dutch: 16

Canadian: 15

Greek: 14

Welsh: 13

Ukrainian: 10

Norwegian: 9

Portuguese: 9

Russian: 8

Finnish: 8

Swiss: 7

Hungarian: 6

Eastern European: 5

Danish: 5

Lithuanian: 5

Latvian: 4

British: 3

Northern European: 3

Luxemburger: 3

Cypriot: 2

Czech: 2

Belgian: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Armenian: 2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Jamaican: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (53%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Cambodia (8%)
Ireland (5%)
Netherlands (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Pakistan (5%)

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

This state: 983
Northeast: 731
Midwest: 65
South: 96
West: 48

72% of Canterbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 150
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 163
Master's degree: 77
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 185
Less than 1 year of college: 45
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
Associate degree: 54
Bachelor's degree: 170
Master's degree: 109
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,811
Black householders: $131,427
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $102,408
Asian householders: $73,308
Two or more races householders: $49,391
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,822

Canterbury household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Canterbury marital status for males

Canterbury marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $288,023
Asian householders: $298,892
Hispanic or Latino householders: $489,096

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 793
One, attached: 7
Two: 23
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $161,289

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canterbury:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (16%) Utility gas (2%) Solar energy (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Utility gas (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45

Here:	18.8%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	32.0%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	37.0%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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