2024 population: 430,462 ( 7,518 from 2020)
Land area: 876.5 square miles
Population density: 491.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	348,039	80.85%	0.8%
Black:	12,622	2.93%	13.9%
Indian:	740	0.17%	0.5%
Asian:	21,145	4.91%	10.3%
2+ races:	8,539	1.98%	10.0%
Hispanic:	39,377	9.15%	17.7%

Total non-White:	82,423	19.15%	14.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,628	10.4
Deaths:	16,832	9.9
Net Migration:	-74	-0.0
Net Immigration:	6,554	3.9

Change in White population:	-2,704	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,222	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
422,944
350,743	82.93%
11,081	2.62%
744	0.18%
19,167	4.53%
7,765	1.84%
33,444	7.91%
72,201	17.07%

2010
400,721
351,224	87.65%
7,405	1.85%
742	0.19%
12,997	3.24%
6,137	1.53%
21,241	5.30%
49,497	12.35%

2000
380,841
351,337	92.25%
4,493	1.18%
824	0.22%
7,656	2.01%
3,806	1.00%
12,166	3.19%
29,504	7.75%

1990
336,073
322,977	96.10%
2,608	0.78%
710	0.21%
4,088	1.22%
n/a
5,690	1.69%
13,096	3.90%

1980
276,608
271,202	98.05%
1,506	0.54%
250	0.09%
1,131	0.41%
n/a
2,425	0.88%
5,406	1.95%

1970
223,941
221,732	99.01%
598	0.27%
99	0.04%
275	0.12%
n/a
1,066	0.48%
2,209	0.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
39,447	9.8
29,574	7.4
-6,897	-1.7
13,569	3.4

-481	-0.1
22,704	5.7

Number	Rate
2000's
46,552	12.2
26,013	6.8
-4,783	-1.3
11,697	3.1

-113	-0.0
19,993	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
51,067	15.2
25,544	7.6
6,572	2.0
5,103	1.5

28,360	8.4
16,408	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
49,137	17.8
23,304	8.4
35,597	12.9
n/a

51,775	18.7
7,690	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
33,515	15.0
n/a

49,470	22.1
3,197	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.0
83,696	19.4%
346,766	80.6%
73,818	17.1%

168,740
2.48

107,982	64.0%
83,377	77.2%
8,047	7.5%
60,758	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
94,082	23.5%
306,639	76.5%
47,527	11.9%

155,466
2.53

103,959	66.9%
80,219	77.2%
9,825	9.5%
51,507	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
100,080	26.3%
280,761	73.7%
40,540	10.6%

144,477
2.58

99,448	68.8%
80,974	81.4%
8,087	8.1%
45,029	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
85,969	25.6%
250,104	74.4%
34,382	10.2%

124,692
2.64

89,281	71.6%
75,157	84.2%
5,978	6.7%
35,411	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
81,090	29.3%
195,518	70.7%
28,216	10.2%

95,693
2.82

71,608	74.8%
61,246	85.5%
4,953	6.9%
24,085	25.2%

2024 Housing Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,164	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,578	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,136	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,456	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,659	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,681	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,476	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,969	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,176	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,691	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,359	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,189	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,705	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,575	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	23,011	13.6%
$200,000 or more	30,915	18.3%

Median Household Income	103,545
Per Capita Income	54,111

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	105

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,544	3.9%
Public Assistance	3,620	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,848	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	203,515	79.7%
Unemployed	6,442	2.5%
In Armed Forces	371	0.1%

Total Labor Force	210,328	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	45,072	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96,147	73,547	56.7%
Non-Profit	8,700	17,533	33.2%
Self-Employed	11,069	7,087	61.0%

Local Government	5,364	10,156	34.6%
State Government	2,646	2,665	49.8%
Federal Government	3,183	2,214	59.0%

Total Private + Self	107,216	80,634	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,893	32,568	37.9%
Total	127,109	113,202	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%
Pct. Private + Self	78.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46,573	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	47,751	19.8%
Professional, Technical	66,145	27.5%
Service Occupations	31,026	12.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	468	0.2%
All others	49,133	20.4%

White Collar		66.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	35,671	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	33,000	13.7%
Retail trade	29,547	12.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	24,042	10.0%
Educational services	21,851	9.1%
Construction	17,675	7.3%
Finance and insurance	12,835	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	12,249	5.1%
Other services	10,148	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	8,603	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,571	3.6%
Public administration	6,995	2.9%
Information	5,223	2.2%
Wholesale trade	5,132	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,292	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,081	1.3%
Utilities	1,556	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	847	0.4%
Management	252	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	58	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,230	1.23%
Puerto Rican	11,375	2.67%
Cuban	598	0.14%
Dominican	8,369	1.96%

Total Central American	4,229	0.99%
Costa Rican	175	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,029	0.24%
Honduran	1,458	0.34%
Nicaraguan	334	0.08%
Panamanian	43	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,190	0.28%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,829	0.90%
Argentinean	224	0.05%
Bolivian	14	0.00%
Chilean	152	0.04%
Colombian	2,342	0.55%
Ecuadorian	155	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	700	0.16%
Uruguayan	111	0.03%
Venezuelan	114	0.03%
Other South American	17	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,784	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7,005	1.64%
Chinese	2,117	0.50%
Vietnamese	1,649	0.39%
Filipino	1,554	0.36%
Korean	1,245	0.29%
Cambodian	1,225	0.29%
Bhutanese	284	0.07%
Japanese	268	0.06%
Taiwanese	231	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	348,877	86.1%
Spanish	21,436	5.3%
Other Indo-European	10,193	2.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7,321	1.8%
Other Asian	4,318	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,860	0.7%
Other	2,771	0.7%
Chinese	1,707	0.4%
Arabic	1,420	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	84,681	19.9%
English	62,018	14.5%
French	44,111	10.3%
Italian	42,822	10.0%
French Canadian	35,132	8.2%
German	34,378	8.1%
Polish	15,779	3.7%
American	14,042	3.3%
Scottish	12,970	3.0%
Greek	7,629	1.8%
Portuguese	7,443	1.7%
Swedish	5,188	1.2%
European	5,027	1.2%
Canadian	4,203	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	3,762	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	407,378	95.5%
Not a citizen	19,000	4.5%

Native	382,276	89.7%
Foreign-born	44,102	10.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,537	2.4%	12,793	4.2%	79,074	25.7%	80,554	26.2%	78,243	25.4%	49,603	16.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,537	2.4%
9-12 Years	12,793	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	79,074	25.7%
Some College	80,554	26.2%
Bach. Degree	78,243	25.4%
Grad Degree	49,603	16.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	398,182	378,076	20,106	5.0%
1991	383,106	357,752	25,354	6.6%
1992	382,406	354,374	28,032	7.3%
1993	381,808	357,768	24,040	6.3%
1994	378,392	360,046	18,346	4.8%
1995	383,982	368,490	15,492	4.0%
1996	387,952	374,168	13,784	3.6%
1997	401,308	389,282	12,026	3.0%
1998	406,508	395,856	10,652	2.6%
1999	412,456	401,072	11,384	2.8%

2000	423,848	413,064	10,784	2.5%
2001	428,904	414,024	14,880	3.5%
2002	432,302	411,476	20,826	4.8%
2003	440,240	419,522	20,718	4.7%
2004	445,958	428,530	17,428	3.9%
2005	452,540	435,750	16,790	3.7%
2006	453,426	436,916	16,510	3.6%
2007	456,422	440,270	16,152	3.5%
2008	458,056	440,916	17,140	3.7%
2009	456,644	427,550	29,094	6.4%

2010	453,028	423,864	29,164	6.4%
2011	450,462	424,722	25,740	5.7%
2012	453,626	427,624	26,002	5.7%
2013	456,656	431,364	25,292	5.5%
2014	458,414	437,686	20,728	4.5%
2015	460,244	443,636	16,608	3.6%
2016	464,614	450,542	14,072	3.0%
2017	468,496	454,586	13,910	3.0%
2018	477,320	464,216	13,104	2.7%
2019	485,516	472,498	13,018	2.7%

2020	480,270	446,686	33,584	7.0%
2021	474,792	458,204	16,588	3.5%
2022	482,594	470,154	12,440	2.6%
2023	478,242	467,220	11,022	2.3%
2024	482,720	469,244	13,476	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	177,734
Median Value	$421,100

Occupied	168,740	94.9%
Vacant	8,994	5.1%

Owned	113,710	67.4%
Rented	55,030	32.6%
Median Rent	$1,623

Single-Family Units	111,740	62.9%
Detached	100,545	56.6%
Attached	11,195	6.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,798	20.7%
Mobile Homes	3,364	1.9%

Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area