Demographics of Goffstown town, New Hampshire

Goffstown town, New Hampshire had 18,607 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +48 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Goffstown town, in four figures

18,607
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,513 ±21.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +48 people.; 41.3 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,958 ±$11,732
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Goffstown 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

Goffstown town, New Hampshire's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Goffstown 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	18,559	100.0	100.0
2021	18,524	99.8	100.2
2022	18,519	99.8	100.7
2023	18,506	99.7	101.6
2024	18,556	100.0	102.5
2025	18,607	100.3	103.1

Population of Goffstown town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,559	—
2021	18,524	−35
2022	18,519	−5
2023	18,506	−13
2024	18,556	+50
2025	18,607	+51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±3.1: for men 41.4 ±3.0 and for women 41.1 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Goffstown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	869 ±265	4.7% ±1.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,096 ±379	11.3% ±2.0	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,777 ±366	15.0% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,292 ±546	23.2% ±3.0	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,960 ±684	26.8% ±3.7	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,519 ±521	19.0% ±2.8	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,958 ±$11,732, and income per person $50,691 ±$3,976, 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 Goffstown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	655 ±286	9.8% ±4.3	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	751 ±227	11.3% ±3.4	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	681 ±209	10.2% ±3.1	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	746 ±273	11.2% ±4.1	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,631 ±331	24.5% ±4.8	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	995 ±214	14.9% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,205 ±267	18.1% ±3.9	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 Goffstown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	1,044 ±499	6.4% ±3.0	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26 to 420	1.0% to 14.2%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	99 to 525	1.2% to 6.1%	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	509 ±243	10.5% ±4.8	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 Goffstown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Goffstown town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	6,918 ±368	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±6.9	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 5.6%	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.7% ±3.5	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.3% ±5.1	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$377,400 ±$20,469	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,231 ±$161	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	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 Goffstown town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	182 to 704	1.0% to 3.8%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,355 ±768	88.3% ±4.1	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 301	0.1% to 1.6%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	33 to 999	0.2% to 5.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 61	0.1% to 0.3%	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 68	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	977 ±429	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 Goffstown town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	9,673 ±769	52.2% ±4.2	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,714 ±747	41.7% ±4.0	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	98 to 432	0.5% to 2.3%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	861 ±257	4.7% ±1.4	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	690 ±241	3.7% ±1.3	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 to 270	0.4% to 1.5%	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%.

Goffstown town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

15th 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 Goffstown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hudson town	25,557 ±30
Bedford town	23,746 ±21
Keene city	22,939 ±25
Portsmouth city	22,545 ±34
Derry CDP	21,339 ±1,078
Goffstown town	18,513 ±21
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

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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