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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Hampshire is $33,821, which is higher than the national average of $28,555. New Hampshire median household income is $65,986, which has grown by 33.39% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Hampshire residents spend 26.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the national average of 25.7 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	33,821 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	35,009 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	41,976 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Hampshire	28,723 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

New Hampshire	65,986 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Hampshire	84,480 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

New Hampshire	33.39%
U.S.	27.36%

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	25.04%	$16,109, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.31%	$18,482, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.80%	$3,506, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.84%	$23,544, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Hampshire	80,812 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Hampshire	98,683 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Hampshire	U.S.
White	$66,212, see rank	$56,900
Black	$49,815, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,670, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$78,339, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,298, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$128,807, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$51,169, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,325, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Hampshire	U.S.
less than 25	$34,016, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$73,372, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,429, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$41,786, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,080,795	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	529,429	48.99%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	388,987	73.47%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,302	0.25%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	387,685	73.23%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	359,873	92.83%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,812	7.17%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	140,442	26.53%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	551,366	51.01%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	353,744	64.16%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	71	0.01%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	353,673	64.14%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	333,456	94.28%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20,217	5.72%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	197,622	35.84%, see rank	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	676,708	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	550,028	81.28%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53,807	7.95%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,752	0.85%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	19,736	2.92%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	8,232	1.22%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	39,153	5.79%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Hampshire	26.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	693,329	-	143,435,233
Male¹	359,873	51.91%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	129,614	36.02%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	47,750	13.27%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64,182	17.83%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,264	0.63%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35,742	9.93%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57,318	15.93%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	333,456	48.09%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	144,740	43.41%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	61,676	18.50%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105,534	31.65%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	478	0.14%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	815	0.24%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19,329	5.80%, see rank	5.65%

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	693,329	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6,027	0.87%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	49,247	7.10%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	88,217	12.72%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20,927	3.02%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	87,037	12.55%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26,993	3.89%, see rank	4.93%
Information	14,629	2.11%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	44,427	6.41%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	71,003	10.24%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	169,181	24.40%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	59,029	8.51%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	27,101	3.91%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,511	4.26%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Hampshire	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	113,374	8.85%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	19,807	5.70%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.