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People QuickFacts |
Merrimack County |
New Hampshire |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
148,085 | 1,314,895 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
8.7% | 6.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
136,225 | 1,235,786 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.4% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.0% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.3% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.8% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
96.6% | 95.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.2% | 2.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
95.6% | 93.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.6% | 55.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.4% | 8.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.2% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.1% | 28.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
21,217 | 193,893 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.3 | 25.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
61,280 | 589,812 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.5% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
26.6% | 26.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$117,900 | $133,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
51,843 | 474,606 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$51,969 | $53,377 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,208 | $23,844 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
6.3% | 6.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Merrimack County |
New Hampshire |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
4,273 | 39,2241 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
59,490 | 562,3981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
6.7% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
11,638 | 106,642 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,782 | 125,388 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.3% | 24.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,282,487 | 15,235,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,197,833 | 13,741,876 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,056,720 | 20,830,057 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,503 | $16,330 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
172,795 | 2,082,145 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
641 | 5,677 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,026,537 | 7,958,5181 |