Demographics of Pelham town, New Hampshire

Pelham town, New Hampshire had 14,828 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +591 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pelham town, in four figures

14,828
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,449 ±34.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +591 people.; 41.5 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $135,956 ±$19,099
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.

Pelham town, New Hampshire's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pelham 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

Pelham town, New Hampshire's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pelham 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	14,237	100.0	100.0
2021	14,331	100.7	100.2
2022	14,440	101.4	100.7
2023	14,512	101.9	101.6
2024	14,681	103.1	102.5
2025	14,828	104.2	103.1

Population of Pelham town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,237	—
2021	14,331	+94
2022	14,440	+109
2023	14,512	+72
2024	14,681	+169
2025	14,828	+147

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±2.7: for men 43.0 ±2.6 and for women 39.8 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pelham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	606 ±177	4.2% ±1.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,578 ±350	17.8% ±2.4	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,161 ±244	8.0% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,535 ±398	24.5% ±2.8	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,189 ±400	29.0% ±2.8	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,380 ±261	16.5% ±1.8	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $135,956 ±$19,099, and income per person $54,499 ±$3,000, 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 Pelham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	266 ±93	5.4% ±1.9	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	580 ±195	11.7% ±3.9	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	528 ±134	10.6% ±2.7	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	447 ±123	9.0% ±2.4	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	954 ±215	19.2% ±4.2	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	758 ±158	15.2% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,438 ±206	28.9% ±4.0	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 Pelham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	528 ±185	3.7% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	47 to 185	1.6% to 5.7%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	215 ±103	2.8% ±1.3	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	197 ±77	5.5% ±2.1	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 Pelham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pelham town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	5,092 ±212	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±0.6	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 4.0%	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.7% ±2.1	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.3% ±3.6	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$552,600 ±$26,703	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,425 ±$88	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±4	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 Pelham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	551 ±216	3.8% ±1.5	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,851 ±397	88.9% ±2.7	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 360	0% to 2.5%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	165 to 629	1.1% to 4.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	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 199	0% to 1.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	376 ±148	2.6% ±1.0	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 Pelham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	2,533 ±447	17.5% ±3.1	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,951 ±483	75.8% ±3.3	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 155	0.1% to 1.1%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	877 ±232	6.1% ±1.6	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	711 ±199	4.9% ±1.4	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	74 to 258	0.5% to 1.8%	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%.

Pelham town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

24th 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 Pelham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Somersworth city	12,111 ±21
Amherst town	11,861 ±30
Hanover town	11,685 ±44

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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