Chichester ZIP Code List — Merrimack County, NH

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	527	19.8%
18 and over	2,132	80.2%
65 and over	442	16.6%
Median age	45.4 years

Group	Count	%
White	2,491	92%
Two or more races	103	3.8%
Asian	58	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	48	1.8%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	1.3%
$10k–$15k	2.6%
$15k–$25k	2.8%
$25k–$35k	5.3%
$35k–$50k	6.1%
$50k–$75k	7.8%
$75k–$100k	12.5%
$100k–$150k	27.9%
$150k–$200k	22.1%
$200k+	11.7%
Median income	$119,028

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$341,900
Median rent / month	$1,740
Owner occupied	92.8%
Renter occupied	7.2%
Vacant	5.6%
Single-family detached	85.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	8.5%
Median rooms	6.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.60

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	1.3%
2010–2019	6.5%
2000–2009	13.9%
1990–1999	27.9%
1980–1989	15.4%
1970–1979	11.8%
1960–1969	5.5%
1950–1959	2.7%
1940–1949	1.6%
1939 or earlier	13.3%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.6%
1 bedroom	2.1%
2 bedrooms	18.0%
3 bedrooms	63.9%
4 bedrooms	12.0%
5+ bedrooms	3.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	0.5%
1 vehicle	12.5%
2 vehicles	45.3%
3 or more	41.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	0.6%
Electricity	1.6%
Propane / LP gas	33.9%
Fuel oil	48.0%
Wood	13.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	636	63.3%
Cohabiting couple	119	11.8%
Male householder, no spouse	123	12.2%
Female householder, no spouse	127	12.6%
Households with children under 18	395	39.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	308	30.6%
Average household size	2.63

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	20.4%	15.9%
Married	60.8%	60.2%
Separated	0.4%	0.4%
Widowed	0.8%	8.1%
Divorced	17.6%	15.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.8%
Bachelor's or higher	36.8%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	15	3.2%
Kindergarten	18	3.8%
Elementary school	196	41.5%
High school	167	35.4%
College / grad school	76	16.1%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	49.1%
Service	8.7%
Sales & office	25.6%
Natural resources & construction	4.7%
Production & transportation	11.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	72.2%
Government	23.6%
Self-employed	4.2%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	72.2%
Carpool	3.5%
Public transit	4.5%
Walk	0.9%
Other means	0.4%
Avg commute (minutes)	30.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	29.2%
Retirement income	23.9%
Supplemental Security	6.7%
Cash public assistance	2.2%
Food stamps / SNAP	3.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	29.9%
High cholesterol	28.8%
Heart disease	5.3%
Stroke	2.5%
Asthma	10.9%
Arthritis	26.6%
Kidney disease	2.4%
Pulmonary disease	6.1%
Cancer	6.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.5%
No physical activity	17.4%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	32.5%
Fair or poor health	11.4%
Poor mental health	14.5%
Poor physical health	9.7%
No health insurance	10.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.5%
Visited dentist	69.6%
Cholesterol screening	91.5%
Teeth loss	11.3%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	210	9.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	11.7%
Under 18	1.9%
18–64 years	8.2%
65 and over	36.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	86.6%
Public insurance	26.0%
Uninsured under 19	2.8%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	2,546	95.8%
Spanish	36	1.4%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	13	0.5%
Other languages	23	0.9%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	2,537	95.4%
Born in same state	2,537	95.4%
Born in different state	1,554	58.4%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	122	4.6%
Not a US citizen	90	73.8%