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03602

Alstead, NH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,381
Median household income
$70,455
People below poverty
7.3%
Median home value
$279,400

Income

The median income of households in 03602 was $70,455. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 7.8
$50,000 to $74,999 22.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 8.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56813
Female 70129

An estimated 65.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 52.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,332. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.3
Social Security 52.7
Retirement income 31.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.4

In 2020-2024, 3.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 11.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 03602 in 2020-2024, 92.9% had health insurance coverage and 7.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.6% and public coverage was 45.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 03602 had a total population of 2,381 - 1,166 (49%) females and 1,215 (51%) males. The median age was 54.9 years. An estimated 15.9% of the population was under 18 years, 23.6% was 19 to 44 years, 29.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 28.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 03602 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 44 67
5 to 9 70 57
10 to 14 22 47
15 to 19 100 41
20 to 24 11 48
25 to 29 92 44
30 to 34 65 52
35 to 39 55 43
40 to 44 121 31
45 to 49 51 19
50 to 54 49 64
55 to 59 167 144
60 to 64 106 96
65 to 69 95 72
70 to 74 62 151
75 to 79 58 87
80 to 84 39 40
85 and over 8 63

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.2% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 16.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.7% of the people in 03602 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.1% of the people in 03602 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,024 households in 03602. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.5% of the households in 03602 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 13.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30% of all households.

In 03602, 18.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.1% of males and 57.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.7 15.4
Now married, except separated 56.1 57.4
Separated 0.6 0.4
Widowed 0.8 12.6
Divorced 12.8 14.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 03602, 35 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 74.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 03602 were U.S. natives. 42.3% of the 03602 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 03602 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 03602 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 03602.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 15
Europe 50
Africa 10
Northern America 25
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 03602 in 2020-2024, 0.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 03602 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.2
Different house, same county 1.1
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 03602 was 373 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 284. College or graduate school enrollment was 69.

Educational Attainment of People in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.4
High school diploma or equivalency 43
Some college, no degree 14.9
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 10.6

Disability

In 03602, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 21.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 03602, 57.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 848 71.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 179 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 153 13

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 03602 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4
Construction 15
Manufacturing 13.6
Wholesale trade 4.2
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 03602 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 412 34.9
Service occupations 143 12.1
Sales and office occupations 200 16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 235 19.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 190 16.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.8% of 03602 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.2
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 11.9

In 2020-2024, 03602 had a total of 1,347 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.4
Mobile homes 7.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 03602 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 51.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 03602 had 1,024 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 323 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.3% while renters occupied 19.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.64.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 25.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10% and another 25.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 03602:

House Heating Fuel Used in 03602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.6
Electricity 4.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 48.8
All other fuels 26.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 03602 was $279,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.6 % had a mortgage. 50.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,904 and for owners without a mortgage it was $790.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 03602 was $828. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.