Grafton County, NH Population

Overview

91,025

Total Population

43.1

Median age

50.80%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,345

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Grafton County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Grafton County is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grafton County's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grafton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grafton County, 13.21% were under the age of 15, 21.99% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 18.15% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,465 more females than males in Grafton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.80% females and 49.20% males in Grafton County, NH.
The Grafton County, NH gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,833.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,735.

Grafton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grafton County population: 90.65% are White, 1.35% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.55% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.60% are some other race and 3.54% are multiracial.
Grafton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,345 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 88,68 (97.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grafton County is White with a population of 82,517 (90.65% of the total population).

Grafton County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 91,177 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Grafton County's population increased by 7,310 (8.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grafton County's population increased by 2,044 (2.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Grafton County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 81,823.