Strafford County

Strafford County, New Hampshire

At a Glance

Population	130,889
County Seat	Stafford County William A Grimes Justice and Administration Building
State FIPS	33
County FIPS	017
Num Towns	7
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	92,965
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	130,965
Median Age	37.7
Veterans	8,383
Housing Units	55,672
Uninsured	866
Net Migration (recent)	1,062
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,765
Total Employees	38,644
Avg Annual Pay	$64,687
Median Household Income	$83,212
Poverty Rate	9.1%
Unemployment Rate	3.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$87,294
Federal Spending FY2024	$909,893,489
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,952

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$300,200
Median Rent	$1,308
FMR Studio	$1,475
FMR 1BR	$1,517
FMR 2BR	$1,961
FMR 3BR	$2,429
FMR 4BR	$2,749

Health & Safety

Hospitals	14
EMS Stations	21
Fire Stations	21
Police Stations	21
Adult Smoking	14.0%
Adult Obesity	32.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	48.0
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	23.4
Electric Customers	652608
Towns with Broadband Data	7
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	7

Community

Churches	45
Libraries	7
Historic Places (NRHP)	45
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	48
SNAP Stores	81
Bank Branches	23

Agriculture

Total Farms	33
Land in Farms (acres)	25,224
Avg Farm Size (acres)	764.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-03
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2018-06-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2015-03-25
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2013-03-19
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-30
EM	SEVERE STORM	2011-11-01
DR	TROPICAL STORM IRENE	2011-09-03
EM	HURRICANE IRENE	2011-08-27
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2010-03-29

Detailed Topics

Communities in Strafford County

Dover — pop 32,741
Rochester — pop 32,492
Somersworth — pop 11,855
Durham — pop 11,147
Farmington — pop 3,824
Milton — pop 593
Milton Mills — pop 313

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.