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03809

Alton, NH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,680
Median household income
$106,397
People below poverty
5.1%
Median home value
$387,500

Income

The median income of households in 03809 was $106,397. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 11.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 23.1
$150,000 to $199,999 18.8
$200,000 or more 9.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 92794
Female 46757

An estimated 76.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,572. 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 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.1
Social Security 33.2
Retirement income 32.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2

In 2020-2024, 2.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 03809 in 2020-2024, 97.9% had health insurance coverage and 2.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.9% and public coverage was 26.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 03809 had a total population of 3,680 - 1,819 (49.4%) females and 1,861 (50.6%) males. The median age was 51.1 years. An estimated 16.1% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 30.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 03809 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 145 94
5 to 9 52 115
10 to 14 88 55
15 to 19 28 77
20 to 24 191 54
25 to 29 73 192
30 to 34 97 113
35 to 39 140 27
40 to 44 68 116
45 to 49 30 75
50 to 54 154 178
55 to 59 121 254
60 to 64 225 96
65 to 69 174 106
70 to 74 72 96
75 to 79 53 55
80 to 84 47 110
85 and over 103 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.1% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 24.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.1% of the people in 03809 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.6% of the people in 03809 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,427 households in 03809. The average household size was 2.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 71.8% of the households in 03809 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 13.4% of all households, while 9.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.9% of all households.

In 03809, 22.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 71.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 70% of males and 67.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 19.7 21.9
Now married, except separated 70 67.1
Separated 0 0
Widowed 6.6 6.6
Divorced 3.7 4.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 03809, 62 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50% 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 03809 were U.S. natives. 45.5% of the 03809 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 03809 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 03809 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 03809.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 42.6
Europe 26.2
Africa 0
Northern America 31.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 03809 in 2020-2024, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% 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 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 97.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 03809 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 97.7
Different house, same county 2
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 03809 was 514 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 186 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 302. College or graduate school enrollment was 26.

Educational Attainment of People in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.7
High school diploma or equivalency 29.5
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 15.3
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 14

Disability

In 03809, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 03809, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,555 80.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 284 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 96 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 03809 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.1
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 15.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.6
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 03809 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,013 52.4
Service occupations 163 8.4
Sales and office occupations 385 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 146 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 228 11.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.2% of 03809 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 10.2

In 2020-2024, 03809 had a total of 1,939 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.3% 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"). 6.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.4
Mobile homes 7.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 03809 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 65.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 03809 had 1,427 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 512 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.9% while renters occupied 9.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.68 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.51.

0.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 23.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 03809:

House Heating Fuel Used in 03809 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22.7
Electricity 1.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 62.9
All other fuels 12.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 03809 was $387,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.2 % had a mortgage. 38.8% 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 $1,948 and for owners without a mortgage it was $780.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 03809 was $NaN. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.