Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,435 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,741 (1.6%)
Area name: Grafton County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grafton County is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $970 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lebanon
, Hanover
, Plymouth
, Littleton
, Enfield
, Haverhill
, Deerfield
, Canaan
, Tilton-Northfield
, Bristol
.
2005 air pollution in Grafton County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.2 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
31 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Belknap County
, Carroll County
, Caledonia County, Vermont
, Coos County
, Essex County, Vermont
, Merrimack County
, Orange County, Vermont
, Sullivan County
, Windsor County, Vermont
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grafton County: Cleveland
Mountain Overlook
(A),
Camp Berea
(B),
Cannon Mountain Ski Area
(C),
Apple Hill Campground
(D),
Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway
(E),
Cannon Mountain Aerial Passenger Tramway
(F),
Kancamagus
(G),
Ammonoosuc Fish and Game Club
(H),
KOA Campground
(I),
Ames Brook Campground
(J),
Camp Heermance
(K),
McKenney Cabin
(L),
DOC Camp
(M),
Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area
(N),
Nancy Brook Scenic Area
(O),
Fish Market
(P),
Hobo Hill Adventure Golf
(Q),
Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area
(R),
Liberty Springs Campsite AMC
(S),
AMC Kingsman Pond Shelter
(T)
Shopping Centers: Ames
Plaza Shopping Center
(1),
The Depot Retail Center Shopping Center
(2),
The Hatch Plaza Shopping Center
(3),
The Mill at Loon Shopping Center
(4),
Globe Shopping Center
(5),
Lincoln Center Shopping Center
(6),
Lincoln Square Mall Shopping Center
(7)
Churches in Grafton County include: Bethlehem
Hebrew Congregation
(A),
Wentworth Congregational Church
(B),
Wentworth Church
(C),
Warren Methodist Church
(D),
Saint Matthews Church
(E),
Union Congregational Church
(F),
Union Church
(G),
Unification Church
(H),
Trinity Church of the Nazarene
(I)
Cemeteries: East
Haverhill Cemetery
(1),
North Groton Cemetery
(2),
North Haverhill Cemetery
(3),
Sunny Side Cemetery
(4),
North Littleton Cemetery
(5),
North Monroe Cemetery
(6),
East Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wood
Pond
(A),
Hanno Pond
(B),
Lower Baker Pond
(C),
French Pond
(D),
Line Pond
(E),
Whitney Pond
(F),
Norcross Pond
(G),
Harrington Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson
Brook
(A),
Jeffers Brook
(B),
Jackman Brook
(C),
Indian River
(D),
Indian Brook
(E),
Hurricane Brook
(F),
Hunt Mountain Brook
(G),
Moose Brook
(H),
Hubbard Brook
(I)
Parks in Grafton County include: The
Bowl Natural Area
(1),
Hebron Village Historic District
(2),
Wellington State Park
(3),
Canaan Street Historic District
(4),
Russell Pond Recreation Area
(5),
Enfield Shaker Historic District
(6),
Enfield Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Rowbartwood Marsh Wildlife Management Area
(8),
White Mountain Motorsports Park
(9)
Post offices: Ashland
Post Office
(A),
Canaan Post Office
(B),
East Hebron Post Office
(C),
Etna Post Office
(D),
Franconia Post Office
(E),
Grafton Post Office
(F),
Hebron Post Office
(G),
Lincoln Post Office
(H),
Lyme Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.8% | | New
Hampshire: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 9,172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,191 (48% naturalized citizens)
| Grafton
County: |
3.9% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 816
- 1990
to 1994: 393
- 1985
to 1989: 311
- 1980
to 1984: 243
- 1975
to 1979: 234
- 1970
to 1974: 158
- 1970
to 1974: 197
- 1965
to 1969: 839
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Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 26,879
- One,
attached: 2,429
- Two:
2,152
- 3
or 4: 2,707
- 5
to 9: 2,605
- 10
to 19: 1,615
- 20
or more: 1,594
- Mobile
homes: 3,661
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 87
Housing units in Grafton County with a mortgage: 9,590 (588 second mortgage, 1,043 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,925 Agriculture
in Grafton County
Average size of farms: 204 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47033
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $183.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.68%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41501
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44631
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.67%
Corn for grain: 441 harvested acres
Vegetables: 188 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 200 acresGrafton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 3.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Health
care (7%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (20%)
- Health
care (18%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(20%)
- United
Kingdom (12%)
- Germany
(7%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Korea
(6%)
- India
(5%)
- Mexico
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grafton County:
|
- English
(19%)
- Irish
(13%)
- French
(except Basque) (11%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- German
(8%)
- French
Canadian (7%)
- Italian
(6%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 30,100 (73%)
- Carpooled:
5,025 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 210 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 9 (0%)
- Railroad:
12 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
43 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
19 (0%)
- Bicycle:
263 (1%)
- Walked:
3,176 (8%)
- Other
means: 263 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,200 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Grafton County, New Hampshire
- 5047
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 855
people in nursing homes
- 204
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 71
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 68
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 47
people in religious group quarters
- 40
people in other group homes
- 15
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 15
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 15
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $60,345.
9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,840 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.40% | | New
Hampshire average: |
7.57% |
0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
| Grafton
County: |
0.56% | | New
Hampshire average: |
0.13% |
2.84% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($11,038 average AGI)
6.00% relocated from other states ($38,239 average AGI)
| Grafton
County: |
6.00% | | New
Hampshire average: |
4.33% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Windsor County, VT
|
0.67% ($47,938 average AGI) |
| from
Sullivan County, NH
|
0.56% ($33,270) |
| from
Merrimack County, NH
|
0.52% ($35,301) |
| from
Belknap County, NH
|
0.51% ($33,445) |
| from
Coos County, NH
|
0.41% ($24,436) |
| from
Orange County, VT
|
0.32% ($34,743) |
| from
Hillsborough County, NH
|
0.32% ($59,046) |
9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,875 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.05% | | New
Hampshire average: |
7.49% |
0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)
| Grafton
County: |
0.16% | | New
Hampshire average: |
0.08% |
2.81% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($11,496 average AGI)
6.08% relocated to other states ($31,995 average AGI)
| Grafton
County: |
6.08% | | New
Hampshire average: |
4.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Windsor County, VT
|
0.68% ($38,138 average AGI) |
| to
Sullivan County, NH
|
0.67% ($48,389) |
| to
Merrimack County, NH
|
0.53% ($35,472) |
| to
Belknap County, NH
|
0.45% ($29,110) |
| to
Orange County, VT
|
0.36% ($40,529) |
| to
Hillsborough County, NH
|
0.35% ($35,075) |
| to
Coos County, NH
|
0.31% ($34,566) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8
Births
per 1000 population in Grafton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Grafton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Grafton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,130 (11,414 aged, 1,716 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 75,316
- In
family households: 60,719 (15,367 male householders, 5,048 female householders)
16,867
spouses, 20,390 children (18,764 natural, 493 adopted, 1,133 stepchildren), 561 grandchildren, 277 brothers or sisters, 251 parents, 456 other relatives, 1,502 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 14,597 (5,362 male householders (3,804 living alone)), 5,831 female householders (4,834 living alone)), 3,404 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 6,427 (996 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,544 2-persons, 4,585 3-persons, 4,126 4-persons, 1,502 5-persons, 455 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,638 1-person, 2,099 2-persons, 255 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
12,855 married couples with children.
3,805 single-parent households (1,075 men, 2,730 women).
94.4% of residents of Grafton County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $603,151,000 ($7166 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,078,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $212,302,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,971,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $595,000
Federal grants: $203,750,000
Federal procurement contracts: $74,710,000 ($46,813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,824,000 ($11,031,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,376,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,115,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,096
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 57
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,634
| Here: |
43 per 1000 residents | | State: |
39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +676
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,976
| Here: |
+23 per 1000 residents | | State: | +31
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Grafton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.26 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 538
- 1995
to 1998: 1,906
- 1990
to 1994: 2,903
- 1980
to 1989: 10,408
- 1970
to 1979: 6,914
- 1960
to 1969: 3,909
- 1950
to 1959: 2,888
- 1940
to 1949: 2,037
- 1939
or earlier: 12,226
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grafton County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 55
- 2
rooms: 162
- 3
rooms: 662
- 4
rooms: 2,549
- 5
rooms: 4,612
- 6
rooms: 4,732
- 7
rooms: 3,486
- 8
rooms: 2,684
- 9
or more rooms: 2,745
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 214
- 2
rooms: 968
- 3
rooms: 2,363
- 4
rooms: 2,712
- 5
rooms: 1,653
- 6
rooms: 998
- 7
rooms: 512
- 8
rooms: 240
- 9
or more rooms: 251
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grafton County: |
- no
bedroom: 75
- 1
bedroom: 925
- 2
bedrooms: 5,582
- 3
bedrooms: 9,925
- 4
bedrooms: 4,070
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,110
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton County: |
- no
bedroom: 327
- 1
bedroom: 3,171
- 2
bedrooms: 3,899
- 3
bedrooms: 1,801
- 4
bedrooms: 546
- 5
or more bedrooms: 167
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grafton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 745
- 1
vehicle: 6,059
- 2
vehicles: 10,427
- 3
vehicles: 3,290
- 4
vehicles: 805
- 5
or more vehicles: 361
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grafton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,317
- 1
vehicle: 4,922
- 2
vehicles: 2,909
- 3
vehicles: 549
- 4
vehicles: 130
- 5
or more vehicles: 84
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55% of Grafton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in New Hampshire.
| Grafton
County: |
55.2% | | State
average: | 56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 36964
- Northeast:
31013
- Midwest:
3650
- South:
3563
- West:
2658
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Utility
gas (4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 503
| Here: |
5.9% | | New
Hampshire: | 8.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 357
| Here: |
8.0% | | New
Hampshire: | 10.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4,319
| Here: |
56.5% | | New
Hampshire: |
36.4% |
Grafton
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,981,000
- Charges
- All Other: $2,746,000
- Construction
- General: $389,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $9,079,000
General - Other: $2,239,000
Corrections - Other: $2,196,000
Police Protection: $952,000
Central Staff Services: $723,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $386,000
Natural Resources - Other: $243,000
General Public Buildings: $143,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $870,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $8,752,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,775,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $725,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $290,000
Interest Earnings: $229,000
General Revenue, NEC: $37,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $285,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,023,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,942,000
All Other: $1,257,000
General Support: $214,000
- Tax
- Property: $12,418,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $9,034,000
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