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New HampshireItem Allocation Rates
 
Housing: Occupancy & Structural Characteristics | Utilities | Special Programs | Mortgage Status and Costs | Other Financial Characteristics
 
Population:     Basic Demographics | Origin and Language | Education | Mobility and Migration | Disabilities | Grandparents and Fertility | Military | Labor Force | Journey to Work | Industry and Occupation | Income
 
Housing:  Physical Characteristics   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Vacancy Status 0.2 0.0 0.6 2.5 1.6  
all vacant units  
Tenure 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.1  
all occupied units  
Units in Structure 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9  
all occupied and vacant units  
Year moved in 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.7  
all occupied units  
Month moved in 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7  
occupied units into which households moved in the last two years  
Year built 12.2 11.3 12.9 11.5 10.3  
all occupied and vacant units  
Lot size 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.8  
occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes  
Agricultural sales 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.9 2.7  
occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes with lot size greater than or equal to 1 acre  
Business on property 2.0 1.7 14.0 13.9 15.6  
occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes  
Number of rooms 7.2 5.7 6.3 4.6 4.4  
all occupied and vacant units  
Number of bedrooms 5.8 5.2 6.2 4.9 4.2  
all occupied and vacant units  
Complete plumbing 1.7 1.4 2.1 1.8 2.0  
all occupied and vacant units  
Complete kitchen 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.0  
all occupied and vacant units  
Telephone 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7  
all occupied units  
Number of vehicles 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2  
all occupied units  

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Housing:  Utilities   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Heating fuel 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.2  
all occupied units  
Monthly electricity cost 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.9 5.3  
all occupied units  
Monthly gas cost 11.3 11.1 11.4 12.5 13.1  
all occupied units  
Yearly water and sewer cost 6.8 7.9 6.8 6.5 7.3  
all occupied units  
Yearly other fuel cost 6.8 7.1 7.7 7.2 7.8  
all occupied units  

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Housing:  Special Programs   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Yearly food stamp recipiency/amount 2.2 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.1  
all occupied units  

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Housing:  Mortgage Items   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Yearly real estate taxes 10.7 12.7 9.8 10.9 11.9  
owner-occupied units  
Yearly property insurance 16.5 17.1 18.1 18.9 17.5  
owner-occupied units  
Mortgage status 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.3  
owner-occupied units  
Monthly mortgage payment 8.4 8.6 7.6 7.7 9.4  
owner-occupied units with a mortgage  
Mortgage payment includes real estate taxes 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.5  
owner-occupied units with a mortgage  
Mortgage payment includes insurance 10.1 11.4 11.7 10.3 10.2  
owner-occupied units with a mortgage  
Second mortgage 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.6  
owner-occupied units  
Home equity loan 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.1 4.2  
owner-occupied units  
Other monthly mortgage payment(s) 22.0 22.9 19.0 19.9 24.1  
owner-occupied units with second mortgage or home equity loan  

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Housing:  Other Financial Characteristics   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Property value 7.2 8.6 6.4 7.0 7.7  
owner-occupied units and vacant units for sale  
Mobile home loan ** ** 0.0 2.3 2.2  
occupied mobile homes and other units  
Yearly mobile home costs 14.1 20.7 38.3 41.0 31.8  
occupied mobile homes and other units  
Monthly condominium fee 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.6  
owner-occupied units  
Monthly rent 7.8 6.7 8.3 5.9 5.5  
occupied units rented for cash rent and vacant units for rent  
Meals included in rent 2.0 1.6 6.6 3.8 3.8  
occupied units rented for cash rent and vacant units for rent  

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Population:  Basic Demographics   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Race 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4  
all household population 
Hispanic origin 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.6  
all household population  
Sex 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2  
all household population  
Age 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.1  
all household population  
Relationship 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1  
all household population  
Marital status 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.6  
household population age 15+  

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Population:  Origin and Language   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Place of birth 5.7 6.3 4.1 4.4 4.7  
all household population  
Citizenship 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2  
all household population  
Year of entry 3.4 9.0 5.4 5.3 6.3  
all household population not born in US  
Speaks another language at home 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.5  
household population age 5+  
Other language spoken 8.5 6.5 11.0 12.3 12.5  
household population 5+ who speak another language at home  
English ability 3.2 3.5 5.1 6.6 5.9  
household population 5+ who speak another language at home  

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Population:  Education   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
School enrollment 2.3 2.5 2.1 3.0 2.4  
household population age 3+  
Grade level attending 4.2 5.5 2.1 3.8 3.1  
household population age 3+ enrolled  
Educational attainment 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.0 2.7  
household population age 3+  

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Population:  Mobility and Migration   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Mobility status 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.3  
household population age 1+  
Migration state/foreign country 5.0 3.5 5.3 6.1 8.8  
household population age 1+ movers  
Migration county 7.1 5.2 6.4 6.5 9.2  
household population age 1+ movers within US  
Migration minor civil division 7.1 5.7 6.4 6.5 9.3  
household population age 1+ movers within US  
Migration place 7.2 5.6 6.4 6.5 9.3  
household population age 1+ movers within US  

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Population:  Disabilities   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Vision or hearing difficulty 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.6 3.2  
household population age 5+  
Physical difficulty 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.8 3.5  
household population age 5+  
Difficulty remembering 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.0  
household population age 5+  
Difficulty dressing 2.7 2.8 2.3 3.0 3.0  
household population age 5+  
Difficulty going out 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.3 3.8  
household population age 16+  
Difficulty working at a job 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.5 4.1  
household population age 16+  

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Population:  Grandparents and Fertility   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Grandchildren living in home 0.1 0.2 1.9 2.9 3.0  
household population age 30+  
Responsibility for grandchildren 6.7 8.4 12.7 20.7 14.1  
household population age 30+ who are grandparents with grandchildren in the home  
Months responsible for grandchildren 0.0 6.7 18.2 38.0 17.6  
household population age 30+ who are grandparents with grandchildren in the home that have responsibility  
Fertility 1.8 2.1 2.1 3.0 2.3  
female household population age 15-50  

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Population:  Military   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Veteran Status 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.9 3.0  
household population age 17+  
Periods of military service 4.9 3.6 9.2 9.6 11.7  
household population age 17+ on active duty now or previously  
Years of active duty 4.3 3.3 4.9 4.0 4.8  
household population age 17+ on active duty now or previously  

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Population:  Labor Forces   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Employment Status Recode 2.1 2.5 2.7 3.7 3.7  
household population age 16+  
When last worked 2.6 3.1 2.9 3.9 4.3  
household population age 16+  
Weeks worked in the past 12 months 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.6  
household population age 16+ who worked in the past 12 months  
Hours worked per week 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.2 7.2  
household population age 16+ who worked in the past 12 months  
Place of work state/foreign country 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.7  
household population age 16+ at work last week  
Place of work county 4.7 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.1  
household population age 16+ at work last week  
Place of work minor civil division 5.0 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.3  
household population age 16+ at work last week  
Place of work place 5.1 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.3  
household population age 16+ at work last week  

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Population:  Journey to Work   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Transportation to work 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.6 3.1  
household population age 16+ at work last week  
Carpool size 3.3 4.5 3.3 3.6 4.0  
household population age 16+ at work last week who drive to work  
Time of departure 8.8 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.9  
household population age 16+ at work last week who don't work at home  
Commuting Time 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.6  
household population age 16+ at work last week who don't work at home  

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Population:  Industry and Occupation   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Class of worker 4.1 4.9 4.2 5.3 5.9  
household population age 16+ who worked in the last 5 years  
Industry 5.7 6.1 5.2 6.4 6.7  
household population age 16+ who worked in the last 5 years  
Occupation 6.1 6.4 5.4 6.4 6.7  
household population age 16+ who worked in the last 5 years  

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Population:  Income   Percent Allocated 
  
Item 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000  
Wages/salary income 12.7 13.8 14.9 15.3 15.4  
household population age 15+  
Self-employment income 3.3 3.7 3.5 4.6 4.9  
household population age 15+  
Interest, dividends, etc. income 8.6 9.0 10.4 11.5 12.6  
household population age 15+  
Social Security or Railroad Retirement 6.7 6.8 7.4 8.9 10.1  
household population age 15+  
Supplemental Security Income 4.8 5.2 6.0 7.3 8.5  
household population age 15+  
Public Assistance 5.2 5.2 6.2 7.5 9.0  
household population age 15+  
Retirement income 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 9.4  
household population age 15+  
Other income 5.4 5.7 6.3 7.7 9.0  
household population age 15+  
Some or all income allocated 19.3 20.6 22.7 22.9 23.3  
household population age 15+  

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** This variable was not recorded in 2003 and 2004
Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 22, 2007