Addressing New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Shortage With American Rescue Plan Act Funds

Granite Staters face a significant housing shortage, and relatively flexible funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act can be used to create more affordable housing. The statewide median price of a single-family home rose 54 percent from January 2018 to January 2022, and the 2021 two-bedroom rental vacancy rate was 0.6 percent. The ...

Resource Inequities Across Counties

Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provide insights into the economic conditions and resources available to residents of New Hampshire’s counties. Estimates released in December 2020 average responses over the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, which allows for more measurement certainty among smaller population groups and geographies than the annual ...

Resource Inequities by Population Group

Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provide insights into the economic conditions facing, and resources available to, New Hampshire residents. Estimates released in December 2020 average responses over the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, which allows for more measurement certainty among smaller population groups than the annual data.

Census Bureau 2019 Estimates for Income, Poverty, Housing Costs, and Health Coverage

The U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data released September 17, 2020 provide estimates based on surveys conducted throughout 2019. These data were collected prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, and do not reflect the crisis’s dramatic impact on the wellbeing of Granite Staters. All data are estimates for New Hampshire from the U.S. Census ...

Census Bureau 2018 Estimates for Income, Poverty, Housing Costs, and Health Coverage

The U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data released September 26, 2019 provide estimates of population characteristics based on data collected in surveys conducted throughout 2018. The survey data provide year-to-year comparisons of key indicators affecting the lives of Granite Staters. All survey data are estimates for New Hampshire from the U.S. Census Bureau.