Demographics of Rye town, New Hampshire

Rye town, New Hampshire had 5,689 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +155 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rye town, in four figures

5,689
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,611 ±17.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +155 people.; 55.1 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $140,655 ±$39,204
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.

Rye town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rye 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

Rye town, New Hampshire's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rye 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	5,534	100.0	100.0
2021	5,576	100.8	100.2
2022	5,613	101.4	100.7
2023	5,599	101.2	101.6
2024	5,651	102.1	102.5
2025	5,689	102.8	103.1

Population of Rye town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,534	—
2021	5,576	+42
2022	5,613	+37
2023	5,599	−14
2024	5,651	+52
2025	5,689	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.1 ±3.0: for men 54.9 ±3.6 and for women 56.0 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rye town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	10 to 206	0.2% to 3.7%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	912 ±200	16.3% ±3.6	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	268 ±99	4.8% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	814 ±199	14.5% ±3.5	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,729 ±256	30.8% ±4.6	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,780 ±297	31.7% ±5.3	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $140,655 ±$39,204, and income per person $93,701 ±$15,044, 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 Rye town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	204 ±96	8.9% ±4.1	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	61 to 223	2.7% to 9.7%	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	160 ±69	7.0% ±3.0	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	300 ±115	13.1% ±4.9	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	387 ±136	16.9% ±5.8	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	235 ±88	10.2% ±3.8	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	865 ±184	37.7% ±7.5	16.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 Rye town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	168 to 586	3.1% to 10.7%	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 100	0% to 9.7%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	28 to 140	1.3% to 6.3%	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	111 to 377	5.1% to 16.3%	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 Rye town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rye town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	2,931 ±249	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.2% ±9.0	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.8% ±7.8	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.5% ±3.0	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.5% ±3.8	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,028,100 ±$89,208	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,781 ±$156	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±11	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 Rye town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 87	0% to 1.6%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,405 ±99	96.3% ±1.7	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 64	0.1% to 1.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	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	36 to 180	0.6% to 3.2%	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 Rye town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	2,110 ±283	37.6% ±5.0	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,106 ±292	55.4% ±5.2	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	39 to 163	0.7% to 2.9%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	294 ±109	5.2% ±1.9	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	223 ±93	4.0% ±1.7	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 122	0.4% to 2.2%	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%.

Rye town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

77th 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 Rye town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Hooksett CDP	5,902 ±643
Hooksett CDP	5,876 ±821
Brookline town	5,736 ±21
Loudon town	5,692 ±19
Newmarket CDP	5,679 ±315
Rye town	5,611 ±17
Jaffrey town	5,448 ±20
Suncook CDP	5,432 ±713
Wakefield town	5,405 ±23
Nottingham town	5,357 ±22
New Ipswich town	5,310 ±29

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