STRAFFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY NEEDS
POPULATION
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Total | Total One Race |
White | Black or African American |
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
Asian | Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
Other | Two or More Races |
Barrington |
7,475 |
7,415 |
7,334 |
19 |
10 |
31 |
4 |
17 |
60 |
Dover |
26,884 |
26,493 |
25,396 |
301 |
53 |
635 |
15 |
93 |
391 |
Durham |
12,664 |
12,541 |
11,974 |
98 |
27 |
392 |
16 |
34 |
123 |
| Farmington | 5,774 |
5,716 |
5,670 |
2 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
58 |
| Lee | 4,145 |
4,101 |
3,980 |
23 |
9 |
65 |
8 |
16 |
44 |
| Madbury | 1,509 |
1,493 |
1,458 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
| Middleton | 1,440 |
1,432 |
1,419 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Milton | 3,910 |
3,859 |
3,826 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
51 |
| New Durham | 2,220 |
2,206 |
2,179 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
| Rochester | 28,461 |
28,182 |
27,640 |
149 |
62 |
248 |
9 |
74 |
279 |
| Rollinsford | 2,648 |
2,625 |
2,589 |
18 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
| Somersworth | 11,477 |
11,304 |
11,037 |
66 |
22 |
110 |
1 |
68 |
173 |
| Strafford | 3,626 |
3,592 |
3,571 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
34 |
| Strafford County | 112,233 |
110,959 |
108,073 |
702 |
238 |
1,560 |
53 |
333 |
1,274 |
| % of Total | 98.9 |
96.3 |
.63 |
.21 |
1.4 |
.05 |
.25 |
1.1 |
Source: 2000 Census
The American Community Survey has provided a 2007 Strafford County population estimate of 121,581.
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Source: 2000 Census

According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates
released August 27, 2008, New Hampshire has the lowest percentage
of people living in poverty in the nation.
More than 90,200 New Hampshire residents lived below the poverty
line in 2007, representing about 7.1 percent of the state
population.
New Hampshire also has the lowest number of children living below the poverty line.
New Hampshire also has the sixth highest median household income in the country with residents earning a median salary of more than $62,000.
But Strafford County's poverty population exceeds that of the statewide average.


Not all geographic areas covered by the American Community Survey at this time.


Source: N.H. Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau



Projections released by the N.H. Office of Energy and Planning predict a statewide population increase of 15% by 2015, but the projected increase is 88% among people age 55 and older.


Source: U.S. Census


Strafford Regional Planning
Commission
Regional Master Plan: Toward the Year 2020 - Planning Background
Report
Regional Housing Needs Assessment: Toward Housing Policies and Implementation Strategies
For the period between 2001-2020 the SRPC region is projected to be growing at a rate of 22.9% or 30,343 over the twenty-year period. Middleton has the smallest growth rates in terms of absolute nurnbers, along with Madbury and New Durham. Communities with the largest increases in population are projected to be Rochester, Dover, and Somersworth. Towns with smallest growth rates in terms of percentages are Durham 9.7%, Middleton 10.9%, Barrington 13.8%, and Strafford 17.0%. If these projections hold true, the smaller communities already experiencing an affordable housing crisis will encounter a larger population already burdened by not being able to find affordable housing.

Source: NH Center for Public Policy Studies, Watching the World Change, October 2009