Bow ZIP Code List — Merrimack County, NH

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	2,089	25.4%
18 and over	6,146	74.6%
65 and over	1,356	16.5%
Median age	41.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	7,840	92.6%
Two or more races	247	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	235	2.8%
Asian	111	1.3%
Other race	37	0.4%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	1.5%
$10k–$15k	1.1%
$15k–$25k	3.3%
$25k–$35k	1.7%
$35k–$50k	2.4%
$50k–$75k	7.6%
$75k–$100k	7.2%
$100k–$150k	26.4%
$150k–$200k	19.0%
$200k+	29.9%
Median income	$147,951

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$401,900
Median rent / month	$1,404
Owner occupied	90.8%
Renter occupied	9.2%
Vacant	0.9%
Single-family detached	91.0%
Large apartment buildings	4.7%
Mobile homes	0.0%
Median rooms	7.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.96

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	6.9%
2000–2009	9.9%
1990–1999	16.2%
1980–1989	22.0%
1970–1979	19.8%
1960–1969	10.3%
1950–1959	3.8%
1940–1949	1.5%
1939 or earlier	9.5%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.2%
1 bedroom	2.7%
2 bedrooms	13.3%
3 bedrooms	46.5%
4 bedrooms	29.1%
5+ bedrooms	7.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.4%
1 vehicle	12.5%
2 vehicles	50.7%
3 or more	33.4%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	24.4%
Electricity	5.3%
Propane / LP gas	16.6%
Fuel oil	43.8%
Wood	6.4%
No fuel used	1.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,216	76.5%
Cohabiting couple	116	4.0%
Male householder, no spouse	154	5.3%
Female householder, no spouse	409	14.1%
Households with children under 18	1,138	39.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	885	30.6%
Average household size	2.84

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	23.3%	16.8%
Married	71.4%	68.9%
Separated	0.0%	0.3%
Widowed	2.5%	5.6%
Divorced	2.9%	8.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	98.7%
Bachelor's or higher	62.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	308	13.6%
Kindergarten	45	2.0%
Elementary school	875	38.6%
High school	583	25.7%
College / grad school	455	20.1%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	58.7%
Service	9.5%
Sales & office	20.8%
Natural resources & construction	5.0%
Production & transportation	5.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	78.7%
Government	15.7%
Self-employed	5.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	74.9%
Carpool	5.5%
Public transit	0.3%
Walk	1.5%
Other means	0.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	25.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	28.8%
Retirement income	26.8%
Supplemental Security	1.3%
Cash public assistance	0.4%
Food stamps / SNAP	0.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	28.8%
High cholesterol	29.1%
Heart disease	5.0%
Stroke	2.2%
Asthma	10.2%
Arthritis	26.0%
Kidney disease	2.3%
Pulmonary disease	4.8%
Cancer	7.5%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.5%
No physical activity	14.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	29.5%
Fair or poor health	8.9%
Poor mental health	12.3%
Poor physical health	8.0%
No health insurance	7.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.3%
Visited dentist	76.4%
Cholesterol screening	93.8%
Teeth loss	7.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	353	5.7%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.1%
Under 18	3.5%
18–64 years	8.7%
65 and over	24.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	91.1%
Public insurance	19.9%
Uninsured under 19	1.4%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	7,606	92.4%
Spanish	8	0.1%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	7,792	94.6%
Born in same state	7,706	93.6%
Born in different state	4,127	50.1%
Foreign born	86	1.0%
Naturalized citizen	443	5.4%
Not a US citizen	371	83.7%