Demographics of Durham town, New Hampshire

Durham town, New Hampshire had 15,346 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −218 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Durham town, in four figures

15,346
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,080 ±41.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −218 people.; 20.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $124,056 ±$21,086
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.

Durham town, New Hampshire's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Durham 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

Durham town, New Hampshire's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Durham 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	15,564	100.0	100.0
2021	14,488	93.1	100.2
2022	14,906	95.8	100.7
2023	15,310	98.4	101.6
2024	15,420	99.1	102.5
2025	15,346	98.6	103.1

Population of Durham town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,564	—
2021	14,488	−1,076
2022	14,906	+418
2023	15,310	+404
2024	15,420	+110
2025	15,346	−74

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 20.8 ±0.3: for men 20.9 ±0.4 and for women 20.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Durham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	279 ±110	1.9% ±0.7	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,276 ±293	8.5% ±1.9	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,556 ±648	56.7% ±4.3	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,580 ±322	10.5% ±2.1	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,653 ±244	11.0% ±1.6	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,736 ±243	11.5% ±1.6	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $124,056 ±$21,086, and income per person $36,807 ±$3,485, 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 Durham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	326 ±136	10.1% ±4.1	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	393 ±125	12.2% ±3.7	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	322 ±149	10.0% ±4.5	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	304 ±125	9.4% ±3.8	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	491 ±134	15.2% ±3.9	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	473 ±139	14.6% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	922 ±183	28.5% ±5.1	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 Durham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	1,242 ±371	15.1% ±4.5	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 37	0% to 2.5%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,176 ±382	24.6% ±7.6	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	8 to 108	0.5% to 5.6%	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 Durham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Durham town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	4,268 ±306	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.7% ±3.5	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.3% ±4.1	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.4% ±5.2	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.6% ±6.0	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$504,300 ±$40,671	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,429 ±$143	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±5	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 Durham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	661 ±160	4.4% ±1.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,934 ±367	85.8% ±2.4	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8 to 102	0.1% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	596 ±220	4.0% ±1.5	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	800 ±350	5.3% ±2.3	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 Durham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	5,212 ±459	34.6% ±3.0	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,049 ±447	60.0% ±3.0	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 240	0.4% to 1.6%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	668 ±196	4.4% ±1.3	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	471 ±175	3.1% ±1.2	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 300	0.6% to 2.0%	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%.

Durham town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

21st 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 Durham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Laconia city	17,085 ±27
Hampton town	16,426 ±32
Milford town	16,337 ±37
Exeter town	16,151 ±35
Windham town	16,038 ±21
Durham town	15,080 ±41
Hooksett town	15,057 ±23
Lebanon city	14,999 ±26
Pelham town	14,449 ±34
Claremont city	13,078 ±21
Londonderry CDP	12,225 ±674

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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