People QuickFacts Merrimack County New Hampshire Population, 2012 estimate 146,761 1,320,718 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 146,445 1,316,469 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.2% 0.3% Population, 2010 146,445 1,316,470 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.0% 5.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 21.2% 21.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 14.0% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.7% 50.6%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.6% 94.6% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.2% 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.3% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.7% 2.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 94.1% 92.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.1% 86.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.6% 5.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.5% 7.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 91.8% 91.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 33.4% 33.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 14,264 118,313 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.8 26.0  Housing units, 2011 63,776 617,704 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 73.1% 72.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 24.4% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $241,900 $250,000 Households, 2007-2011 57,045 514,869 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.46 2.48 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $31,403 $32,357 Median household income, 2007-2011 $65,722 $64,664 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.3% 8.0%     Business QuickFacts Merrimack County New Hampshire Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 4,104 37,452 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 58,478 562,505 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 4.9 2.9 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 11,060 102,823  Total number of firms, 2007 15,444 137,815 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6% 25.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,539,636 18,592,406 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,812,352 14,564,458 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,605,617 25,353,874 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,536 $19,246 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 223,534 2,630,968 Building permits, 2011 119 2,346     Geography QuickFacts Merrimack County New Hampshire Land area in square miles, 2010 934.12 8,952.65 Persons per square mile, 2010 156.8 147.0 FIPS Code 013 33 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Concord, NH Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts