Strafford County, New Hampshire
Strafford County, New Hampshire · ZIP 03820, 03823, 03824
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 134,202 (2024 estimate)Population
- 51,684Households
- $86,564Median household income
- $332,400Median home value
- 17Towns with a page
- 16ZIP codes
Strafford County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 112,233 |
| 2010 | 123,143 |
| 2020 | 130,889 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $86,564 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 34,619 units
- Renter occupied
- 17,065 units
- Vacancy rate
- 8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.
39,697 employees in 2,729 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Strafford County | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131,743 | 1,387,834 |
| Median household income | $86,564 | $95,628 |
| Median age | 37.9 | 43.2 |
| Median home value | $332,400 | $367,200 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 38.5% | 39.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.0% | 6.2% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 67.0% | 72.5% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.8 minutes | 26.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Strafford County17 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | City | 33,909 | 26.7 sq mi |
| Rochester | City | 33,598 | 45.0 sq mi |
| Durham Town | Town | 15,270 | 22.4 sq mi |
| Somersworth | City | 12,218 | 9.80 sq mi |
| Durham | Census designated place | 10,577 | 3.03 sq mi |
| Barrington Town | Town | 9,629 | 46.7 sq mi |
| Farmington Town | Town | 6,806 | 36.6 sq mi |
| Lee Town | Town | 4,586 | 20.0 sq mi |
| Milton Town | Town | 4,572 | 33.1 sq mi |
| Strafford Town | Town | 4,339 | 49.0 sq mi |
| Farmington | Census designated place | 3,753 | 6.26 sq mi |
| New Durham Town | Town | 2,814 | 41.2 sq mi |
| Rollinsford Town | Town | 2,659 | 7.29 sq mi |
| Madbury Town | Town | 1,945 | 11.6 sq mi |
| Middleton Town | Town | 1,857 | 18.1 sq mi |
| Milton | Census designated place | 382 | 0.81 sq mi |
| Milton Mills | Census designated place | 126 | 0.86 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 33 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Belknap CountyPopulation 65,257 (2024 estimate)
- Carroll CountyPopulation 52,580 (2024 estimate)
- Merrimack CountyPopulation 157,869 (2024 estimate)
- Rockingham CountyPopulation 322,433 (2024 estimate)
- York CountyPopulation 220,143 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026.