Demographics of Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Cheshire County, New Hampshire had 78,269 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,728 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cheshire County, in four figures

78,269
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,728 people.; 43.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,329 ±$3,984
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cheshire County, New Hampshire's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cheshire County, New Hampshire's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Cheshire County, New Hampshire's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cheshire County, New Hampshire's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	76,541	100.0	100.0
2021	76,858	100.4	100.2
2022	77,380	101.1	100.7
2023	77,680	101.5	101.6
2024	78,168	102.1	102.5
2025	78,269	102.3	103.1

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Population of Cheshire County, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	76,541	+95	−30	0	+112
2021	76,858	+317	−150	+31	+368
2022	77,380	+522	−216	+8	+725
2023	77,680	+300	−180	+54	+430
2024	78,168	+488	−260	+99	+651
2025	78,269	+101	−264	+57	+304

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.6 ±0.3: for men 42.4 ±0.6 and for women 45.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cheshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	3,451 ±80	4.5% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,309 ±445	13.3% ±0.6	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,751 ±438	10.0% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,140 ±605	23.5% ±0.8	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,348 ±676	26.3% ±0.9	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,298 ±752	22.4% ±1.0	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,329 ±$3,984, and income per person $43,485 ±$1,311, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,031 ±$1,123 in New Hampshire and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cheshire County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	3,648 ±434	11.9% ±1.4	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,800 ±496	15.7% ±1.6	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,586 ±549	18.2% ±1.8	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,026 ±418	13.1% ±1.3	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,270 ±587	20.5% ±1.9	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,247 ±403	10.6% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,043 ±321	9.9% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cheshire County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	6,405 ±859	8.7% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,221 ±311	9.0% ±2.3	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,301 ±502	8.9% ±1.3	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,883 ±300	8.3% ±1.3	7.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cheshire County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	35,899 ±64	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±1.4	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±1.5	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±1.4	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±1.8	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$280,100 ±$6,524	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,276 ±$54	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cheshire County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,010 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	70,665 ±402	91.4% ±0.5	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	528 ±178	0.7% ±0.2	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	672 ±234	0.9% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	24 to 106	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	49 to 321	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,172 ±498	4.1% ±0.6	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cheshire County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	32,954 ±890	42.6% ±1.2	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	41,203 ±979	53.3% ±1.3	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	907 ±283	1.2% ±0.4	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,233 ±381	2.9% ±0.5	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,278 ±230	1.7% ±0.3	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	955 ±293	1.2% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cheshire County among the counties of New Hampshire

6th of 10 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Hampshire page.

Counties of New Hampshire near Cheshire County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hillsborough County	433,415	+2.5%
Rockingham County	324,077	+3.0%
Merrimack County	158,078	+2.6%
Strafford County	135,043	+3.0%
Grafton County	93,225	+2.2%
Cheshire County	78,269	+2.3%
Belknap County	65,147	+2.1%
Carroll County	52,784	+5.0%
Sullivan County	43,961	+2.1%
Coos County	31,343	+0.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026