In 2015, New Hampshire residents filed almost 685,000 federal tax returns. Roughly 20.6 percent of tax returns in the state reported incomes of $100,000 or more. These tax returns may have included individuals, joint filers, and families with and without dependents, and this analysis does not control for income collected on a per capita basis. ...

Population age is an important demographic characteristic of a municipality, as it may indicate the size of the labor force and the life stage of residents. Using the 2010 Census data, the map below shows median age of the population in the state’s populated municipalities. The greater the median age in the municipality, the darker ...

There are significant disparities in the distribution of the New Hampshire population and median population ages between the southeastern region and more rural regions of the state, as municipalities located closer to metropolitan Boston typically have a lower median age than those in rural northern and western areas of the state. Aging demographics may prompt ...

The New Hampshire Food Stamp Program, often identified by the underlying federal program called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provides low-income individuals and families with resources to purchase certain food items at grocery stores and other food retailers. Recipients can qualify for SNAP in New Hampshire in several different ways, including through enrollment in ...

Municipal property valuation indicates the total value of properties in a municipality that local governments can use as a tax base to raise revenue. Municipalities with larger populations generally have the highest total property valuation, as properties in the municipality contribute to the total valuation and larger municipalities will necessarily have more housing, commercial buildings, ...

Median household income is a useful measure to understand the typical middle-income levels of a given locality. Compared to the nationwide 2012-2016 American Community Survey estimate ($55,322, +/- $120), New Hampshire fares very well, with a median household income estimate of $68,485 (+/- $579), which places the state among the top ten highest median household ...