Demographics of Derry town, New Hampshire

Derry town, New Hampshire had 33,990 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −90 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Derry town, in four figures

33,990
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 34,116 ±23.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −90 people.; 40.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,944 ±$6,839
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.

Derry town, New Hampshire's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Derry 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

Derry town, New Hampshire's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Derry 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	34,080	100.0	100.0
2021	34,262	100.5	100.2
2022	34,154	100.2	100.7
2023	34,004	99.8	101.6
2024	34,036	99.9	102.5
2025	33,990	99.7	103.1

Population of Derry town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,080	—
2021	34,262	+182
2022	34,154	−108
2023	34,004	−150
2024	34,036	+32
2025	33,990	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±1.6: for men 39.4 ±2.3 and for women 41.2 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Derry town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	1,813 ±400	5.3% ±1.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,238 ±581	15.4% ±1.7	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,632 ±492	7.7% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,589 ±835	28.1% ±2.4	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,670 ±830	28.3% ±2.4	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,174 ±543	15.2% ±1.6	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,944 ±$6,839, and income per person $50,704 ±$2,641, 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 Derry town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	951 ±264	7.3% ±2.0	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,436 ±336	11.1% ±2.6	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,987 ±475	15.3% ±3.6	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,527 ±389	11.8% ±3.0	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,624 ±455	20.2% ±3.4	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,357 ±387	18.2% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,088 ±345	16.1% ±2.6	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 Derry town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	1,345 ±438	4.0% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	103 to 401	1.5% to 5.7%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	745 ±284	3.9% ±1.5	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	348 ±129	4.5% ±1.6	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 Derry town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Derry town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	14,322 ±457	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±0.6	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.2% ±2.9	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.8% ±3.8	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$432,000 ±$16,849	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,547 ±$138	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	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 Derry town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,600 ±509	4.7% ±1.5	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,238 ±686	88.6% ±2.0	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	103 to 567	0.3% to 1.7%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	322 to 1,054	0.9% to 3.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 245	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,146 ±400	3.4% ±1.2	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 Derry town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	10,042 ±1,033	29.4% ±3.0	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,163 ±1,022	65.0% ±3.0	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	258 ±125	0.8% ±0.4	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,653 ±468	4.8% ±1.4	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	983 ±295	2.9% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	670 ±314	2.0% ±0.9	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Derry town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

4th 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 Derry town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Manchester city	115,643 ±48
Nashua city	91,294 ±68
Concord city	44,375 ±38
Derry town	34,116 ±23
Dover city	33,364 ±27
Rochester city	33,144 ±44
Salem town	30,964 ±29
Merrimack town	28,164 ±27
Londonderry town	26,685 ±23

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Derry town, New Hampshire

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