Demographics of Bow town, New Hampshire

Bow town, New Hampshire had 8,415 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +168 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bow town, in four figures

8,415
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,335 ±31.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +168 people.; 41.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $172,857 ±$15,561
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bow town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bow town, 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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The figures

Bow town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bow town, 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	8,247	100.0	100.0
2021	8,313	100.8	100.2
2022	8,368	101.5	100.7
2023	8,369	101.5	101.6
2024	8,377	101.6	102.5
2025	8,415	102.0	103.1

Population of Bow town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,247	—
2021	8,313	+66
2022	8,368	+55
2023	8,369	+1
2024	8,377	+8
2025	8,415	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±2.0: for men 41.3 ±2.7 and for women 41.9 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	570 ±174	6.8% ±2.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,517 ±246	18.2% ±3.0	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	603 ±158	7.2% ±1.9	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,862 ±261	22.3% ±3.1	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,319 ±279	27.8% ±3.3	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,464 ±206	17.6% ±2.5	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $172,857 ±$15,561, and income per person $70,406 ±$6,504, 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 Bow town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	121 ±55	4.2% ±1.9	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	204 ±69	7.1% ±2.4	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	217 ±89	7.6% ±3.1	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	256 ±93	9.0% ±3.2	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	330 ±97	11.5% ±3.4	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	699 ±159	24.5% ±5.4	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,031 ±178	36.1% ±6.0	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 Bow town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	224 ±82	2.7% ±1.0	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 38	0% to 1.9%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52 to 168	1.2% to 4.0%	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	46 to 164	2.3% to 8.0%	7.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bow town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bow town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	2,905 ±135	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.4% ±6.4	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 3.1%	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.5% ±2.6	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.5% ±4.0	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$506,500 ±$34,268	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,539 ±$178	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Bow town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	25 to 139	0.3% to 1.7%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,800 ±169	93.6% ±2.0	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 98	0% to 1.2%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 1.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	347 ±160	4.2% ±1.9	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 Bow town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	4,291 ±354	51.5% ±4.2	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,677 ±350	44.1% ±4.2	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 116	0.3% to 1.4%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	296 ±132	3.6% ±1.6	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	283 ±134	3.4% ±1.6	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 29	0% to 0.3%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Bow town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

46th of 85 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Hampshire page.

Places of New Hampshire near Bow town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Franklin city	8,799 ±26
Hollis town	8,603 ±18
Litchfield town	8,499 ±33
Hanover CDP	8,479 ±350
Seabrook town	8,427 ±18
Bow town	8,335 ±31
Plaistow town	7,861 ±23
Gilford town	7,830 ±22
Stratham town	7,754 ±25
Hudson CDP	7,469 ±787
Pembroke town	7,438 ±24

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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