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As of 2010, the per capita income of New Hampshire is $30,949, which is higher than the national average of $26,059. New Hampshire median household income is $61,042, which has grown by 23.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average New Hampshire residents spend 24.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #7

New Hampshire	30,949 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	32,207 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	40,027 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	26,297 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #7

New Hampshire	61,042 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Hampshire	77,323 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #15

New Hampshire	23.40%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Hampshire		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.13%	$11,925, see rank	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	29.12%	$17,026, see rank	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	3.18%	$4,546, see rank	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	17.92%	$20,550, see rank	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Hampshire	74,634 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Hampshire	89,864 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Hampshire	U.S.
White	$60,923, see rank	$52,480
Black	$49,529, see rank	$33,578
Hispanic	$51,253, see rank	$40,165
Asian	$75,997, see rank	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$53,190, see rank	$35,062
One Race, Other	$77,020, see rank	$38,230
Two or More Races	$48,554, see rank	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Hampshire	U.S.
less than 25	$32,512, see rank	$24,143
25 to 44	$70,623, see rank	$54,024
45 to 64	$71,180, see rank	$60,683
65 or over	$37,119, see rank	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,066,757	see rank	243,832,923
Male¹	520,038	48.75%, see rank	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	387,076	74.43%, see rank	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	888	0.17%, see rank	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	386,188	74.26%, see rank	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	353,254	91.47%, see rank	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32,934	8.53%, see rank	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	132,962	25.57%, see rank	30.22%
Female¹	546,719	51.25%, see rank	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	356,140	65.14%, see rank	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	119	0.02%, see rank	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	356,021	65.12%, see rank	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	331,321	93.06%, see rank	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24,700	6.94%, see rank	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	190,579	34.86%, see rank	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	667,506	100%	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	544,574	81.58%, see rank	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	51,501	7.72%, see rank	9.69%
Public Transportation	6,098	0.91%, see rank	4.94%
Walked	18,809	2.82%, see rank	2.77%
Other Means	7,344	1.10%, see rank	1.70%
Worked at Home	39,180	5.87%, see rank	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Hampshire	24.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	684,575	-	139,033,928
Male¹	353,254	51.60%, see rank	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	125,110	35.42%, see rank	32.77%
Service Occupations²	48,468	13.72%, see rank	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	63,419	17.95%, see rank	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,160	0.61%, see rank	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35,414	10.03%, see rank	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58,074	16.44%, see rank	17.70%
Female¹	331,321	48.40%, see rank	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	140,987	42.55%, see rank	39.40%
Service Occupations²	61,523	18.57%, see rank	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108,147	32.64%, see rank	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	581	0.18%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	588	0.18%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18,388	5.55%, see rank	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	684,575	100%	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5,968	0.87%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	47,878	6.99%, see rank	6.25%
Manufacturing	85,667	12.51%, see rank	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	21,621	3.16%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	93,440	13.65%, see rank	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26,042	3.80%, see rank	4.92%
Information	12,760	1.86%, see rank	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43,751	6.39%, see rank	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	67,783	9.90%, see rank	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	169,506	24.76%, see rank	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55,368	8.09%, see rank	9.25%
Public Administration	26,307	3.84%, see rank	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28,484	4.16%, see rank	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	105,786	8.29%, see rank	15.33%
Family in Poverty	18,142	5.27%, see rank	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.