Housing density: 275 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021 in this county: $581,130.
Median contract rent in 2021: $1,483 (lower quartile is $1,194, upper quartile is $1,742)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,730
Median gross rent in Plaistow, NH in 2021: $1,604
Housing units in Plaistow with a mortgage: 1,483 (87 second mortgage, 219 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 374
In family households: 247,693 (57,848 male householders, 21,984 female householders)
64,858 spouses, 85,601 children (80,134 natural, 2,077 adopted, 3,390 stepchildren), 3,954 grandchildren, 1,562 brothers or sisters, 2,352 parents, foster children, 1,664 other relatives, 5,842 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45,032 (17,024 male householders (12,402 living alone)), 18,177 female householders (14,574 living alone)), 9,831 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,498 (1,438 institutionalized population)
57,723 married couples with children.
11,266 single-parent households (3,032 men, 8,234 women).
94.3% of residents of Plaistow speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 360 (4.1%)
(78.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Plaistow, New Hampshire
151995 to March 2000
511990 to 1994
251985 to 1989
101980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
451970 to 1974
101965 to 1969
69Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 2,074 (21.8%)
English: 1,608 (16.9%)
Italian: 1,315 (13.8%)
French: 1,220 (12.8%)
Other: 583 (6.1%)
French Canadian: 514 (5.4%)
German: 395 (4.1%)
Polish: 335 (3.5%)
Scottish: 317 (3.3%)
United States: 311 (3.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 258 (2.7%)
Swedish: 116 (1.2%)
Arab: 107 (1.1%)
Greek: 83 (0.9%)
Portuguese: 75 (0.8%)
Lithuanian: 67 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 38 (0.4%)
Dutch: 32 (0.3%)
Welsh: 27 (0.3%)
Russian: 15 (0.2%)
Danish: 12 (0.1%)
Swiss: 10 (0.1%)
Czech: 8 (0.08%)
Ukrainian: 8 (0.08%)
Slovak: 6 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Plaistow:
19.1% (43)
New Hampshire:
22.9% (12,397)
Egypt
Plaistow:
17.3% (39)
New Hampshire:
0.5% (290)
Hong Kong
Plaistow:
16.9% (38)
New Hampshire:
0.8% (433)
Bolivia
Plaistow:
10.7% (24)
New Hampshire:
0.1% (74)
United Kingdom
Plaistow:
10.2% (23)
New Hampshire:
8.1% (4,396)
Germany
Plaistow:
6.2% (14)
New Hampshire:
4.9% (2,670)
Greece
Plaistow:
4.9% (11)
New Hampshire:
2.3% (1,261)
Sweden
Plaistow:
4.4% (10)
New Hampshire:
0.5% (250)
Other Northern Europe
Plaistow:
4.4% (10)
New Hampshire:
0.9% (508)
Poland
Plaistow:
3.1% (7)
New Hampshire:
1.7% (931)
Guatemala
Plaistow:
2.7% (6)
New Hampshire:
0.2% (125)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 862
Other state: 6,579
Northeast: 6,109
Midwest: 82
South: 265
West: 123
59% of Plaistow residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in New Hampshire.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 782
Less than 1 year of college: 210
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 371
Associate degree: 260
Bachelor's degree: 449
Master's degree: 166
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 33
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 84
High school graduate (or equivalency): 873
Less than 1 year of college: 199
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 460
Associate degree: 329
Bachelor's degree: 442
Master's degree: 107
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 9
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,786
One, attached: 333
Two: 280
3 or 4: 294
5 to 9: 31
10 to 19: 138
20 to 49: 49
Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $1,436,455
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%