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People QuickFacts |
Strafford County |
New Hampshire |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
121,914 | 1,315,809 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.6% | 6.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
112,234 | 1,235,785 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.9% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.9% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.3% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.4% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
95.4% | 95.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.1% | 1.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.0% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.3% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.6% | 2.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
94.0% | 93.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.3% | 55.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.4% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.0% | 8.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.4% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.4% | 28.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
17,481 | 193,893 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.1 | 25.3 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
50,233 | 594,052 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
64.5% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
30.4% | 26.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$121,000 | $133,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
42,581 | 474,606 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$59,382 | $62,048 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,479 | $23,844 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.3% | 7.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Strafford County |
New Hampshire |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
2,649 | 39,3761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
38,737 | 577,4151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
9.4% | 5.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
8,065 | 105,798 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,107 | 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 |
1.1% | 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 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.6% | 24.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
961,919 | 15,235,144 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
403,106 | 13,741,876 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,499,781 | 20,830,057 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,922 | $16,330 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
119,516 | 2,082,145 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
308 | 3,234 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
683,449 | 9,764,1021 |