In 2021, Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH had a population of 129k people with a median age of 49.3 and a median household income of $71,549. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH grew from 125,381 to 128,948, a 2.84% increase and its median household income grew from $66,160 to $71,549, a 8.15% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.82%), White (Hispanic) (1.11%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.542%).
3.57% of the households in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99% of the residents in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lakes Region--Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH are Lakes Region Community College (107 degrees awarded in 2021) and Empire Beauty School-Laconia (36 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH was $253,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.
Most people in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH was 2 cars per household.
Belknap, Carroll & Merrimack (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH borders Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME, York (West) & Cumberland (West) Counties PUMA, ME, Grafton & Coos Counties PUMA, NH, Strafford, Rockingham (Northern) & Carroll (Southeastern) Counties PUMA, NH, Merrimack County (Central)Concord City PUMA, NH, and Cheshire & Sullivan Counties PUMA, NH.