Merrimack County, New Hampshire Demographics

Merrimack County is 2nd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Merrimack County is 2nd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Current population (2012)

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Home median value

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Households

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Housing units

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Income per capita

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Income per household

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Merrimack County is 3rd in New Hampshire out of 10 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Current population (2012)	146,761	3rd	1,320,718	313,914,040
Size in square miles	934.1	3rd	8,952.6	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	156.8	4th	147	87.4

Age Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Residents younger than 5	4.8%	5th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.7%	3rd	20.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	7th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.8%	2nd	91.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.4%	4th	33.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Race - White	95.4%	7th	94.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.3%	2nd	1.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	5th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	5th	2.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	4th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	8th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5th	3.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.8%	6th	91.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Female residents	50.7%	4th	50.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	5th	5.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Housing units	63,776	3rd	617,704	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.4%	3rd	25.4%	25.9%
Households	57,045	3rd	514,869	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.1%	5th	72.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$241,900	3rd	$250,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	4th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	127	6th	2,296	829,658

Income Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Income per capita	$31,403	3rd	$32,357	$27,915
Income per household	$65,722	3rd	$64,664	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.3%	8th	8.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Merrimack County	Rank	New Hampshire	US
Non-farm private establishments	4,060	3rd	37,031	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	58,812	3rd	554,001	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	15,444	3rd	137,815	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,605,617	3rd	$25,353,874	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,536	8th	$19,246	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$223,534	4th	$2,630,968	$613,795,732