Demographics of Meredith town, New Hampshire

Meredith town, New Hampshire had 6,854 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +177 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Meredith town, in four figures

6,854
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,758 ±22.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +177 people.; 55.5 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,019 ±$18,824
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.

Meredith town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meredith 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

Meredith town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meredith 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	6,677	100.0	100.0
2021	6,756	101.2	100.2
2022	6,725	100.7	100.7
2023	6,816	102.1	101.6
2024	6,841	102.5	102.5
2025	6,854	102.7	103.1

Population of Meredith town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,677	—
2021	6,756	+79
2022	6,725	−31
2023	6,816	+91
2024	6,841	+25
2025	6,854	+13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.5 ±3.7: for men 55.1 ±4.6 and for women 56.0 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meredith town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	90 ±44	1.3% ±0.6	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	762 ±217	11.3% ±3.2	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	546 ±184	8.1% ±2.7	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,133 ±249	16.8% ±3.7	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,919 ±289	28.4% ±4.3	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,308 ±336	34.2% ±5.0	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,019 ±$18,824, and income per person $58,015 ±$7,858, 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 Meredith town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	497 ±200	16.3% ±6.5	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	541 ±212	17.8% ±6.8	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	375 ±129	12.3% ±4.2	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	273 ±115	9.0% ±3.7	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	482 ±132	15.9% ±4.2	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	334 ±140	11.0% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	539 ±148	17.7% ±4.7	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 Meredith town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	503 ±173	7.7% ±2.6	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21 to 141	2.9% to 17.4%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	106 to 362	3.5% to 11.8%	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	95 to 281	7.0% ±3.3	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 Meredith town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meredith town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	5,041 ±272	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	60.3% ±2.7	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	39.7% ±4.5	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±5.5	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±6.3	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$480,100 ±$48,130	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,149 ±$304	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	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 Meredith town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 83	0% to 1.2%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,509 ±159	96.3% ±2.3	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.8%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 208	< 0.1% to 3.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 157	0% to 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 Meredith town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	2,619 ±332	38.8% ±4.9	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,644 ±300	53.9% ±4.4	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 242	0.4% to 3.6%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	359 ±166	5.3% ±2.5	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	121 to 385	1.8% to 5.7%	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	39 to 173	0.6% to 2.6%	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%.

Meredith town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

57th 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 Meredith town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Epping town	7,430 ±26
Swanzey town	7,398 ±24
Belmont town	7,392 ±17
Atkinson town	7,267 ±26
Farmington town	6,795 ±19
Meredith town	6,758 ±22
Sandown town	6,628 ±19
Plymouth town	6,601 ±28
Wolfeboro town	6,571 ±17
Rindge town	6,497 ±29
Peterborough town	6,408 ±22

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