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State of New Hampshire - County of Belknap

Belknap County Demography

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  • Table 1. Belknap County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Belknap County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Belknap County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Belknap County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Belknap County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Belknap County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Belknap County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Belknap County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 401
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 58,384
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 824
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 56,325
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 839
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 140.50
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 49,216
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 853
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 42,884
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 2,059
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 7,109
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 6,332
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 3.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 14.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 14.80%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 418
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 0.70%


    TABLE 2. Belknap County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 56,325
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 3,003
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 10,316
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 3,793
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 6.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 15,823
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 28.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 14,894
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 26.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 4,505
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 8.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 3,018
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 973
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 40.10
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 27,742
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 28,583
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 97.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 54,979
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 97.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 165
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 170
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 311
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 13
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 92
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 595
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.10%


    TABLE 3. Belknap County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 1,213
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,068
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 22,459
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 18,839
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 19.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 55,112
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.45
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 5,480
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 7,308
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 32.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 5,729
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 25.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 15,501
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 6,823
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 44.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 12,499
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 4,922
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 39.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 2,074
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 1,348
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 65.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 6,958
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 5,505
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 26.40%


    TABLE 4. Belknap County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 52,191
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 538
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 10.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 521
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 10.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 3
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 5.60
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 6
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 633
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 10,313
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 9,012


    TABLE 5. Belknap County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 9,324
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 8,993
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 8,312
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 32,809
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 26,372
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 80.40%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 6,716
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 20.50%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 38,787
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 31,474
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 23.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 4,553
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 1,404
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 1,750
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 8.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 13.10%


    TABLE 6. Belknap County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 1,178
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 76
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 1,102
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 1,968
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 41,542
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 2,836
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 43,349
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,540
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 32,121
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 6.00%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 22,459
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 16,634
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 74.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 458
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 436
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 95.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 0
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 59,116


    TABLE 7. Belknap County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 1,472,799
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 968,776
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 52.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 52,932
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 27,824
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 102.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 205,605
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 870,123
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 270,314
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 31.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 180,800
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 20.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 599,704
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 68.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 147,190
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 16.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 27,971
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 3.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 234,883
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 27.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 106,781
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 12.30%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 180,800
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 171,827
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 150,264




     









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