Nelson ZIP Codes — Cheshire County, NH

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	166	21.5%
18 and over	607	78.5%
65 and over	194	25.1%
Median age	50.6 years

Group	Count	%
White	733	92.6%
Two or more races	38	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19	2.4%
Other race	2	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	1.0%
$10k–$15k	0.7%
$15k–$25k	1.7%
$25k–$35k	6.7%
$35k–$50k	4.4%
$50k–$75k	19.1%
$75k–$100k	18.5%
$100k–$150k	27.9%
$150k–$200k	7.0%
$200k+	13.1%
Median income	$92,143

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$334,400
Median rent / month	$1,139
Owner occupied	89.3%
Renter occupied	10.7%
Vacant	42.7%
Single-family detached	88.3%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	6.9%
Median rooms	5.6
Avg household size (owned)	2.59

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	1.2%
2010–2019	2.5%
2000–2009	17.3%
1990–1999	13.5%
1980–1989	5.8%
1970–1979	10.2%
1960–1969	9.0%
1950–1959	7.7%
1940–1949	4.6%
1939 or earlier	28.3%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.4%
1 bedroom	9.6%
2 bedrooms	29.2%
3 bedrooms	34.0%
4 bedrooms	16.5%
5+ bedrooms	10.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.3%
1 vehicle	16.4%
2 vehicles	49.0%
3 or more	33.2%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	0.3%
Electricity	2.3%
Propane / LP gas	16.1%
Fuel oil	54.4%
Wood	25.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	170	57.0%
Cohabiting couple	25	8.4%
Male householder, no spouse	41	13.8%
Female householder, no spouse	62	20.8%
Households with children under 18	73	24.5%
Households with seniors (65+)	146	49.0%
Average household size	2.59

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	29.2%	21.0%
Married	55.8%	51.4%
Separated	0.0%	4.5%
Widowed	6.1%	6.9%
Divorced	9.0%	16.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.8%
Bachelor's or higher	56.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	5	3.0%
Kindergarten	5	3.0%
Elementary school	90	53.3%
High school	40	23.7%
College / grad school	29	17.2%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	47.0%
Service	10.0%
Sales & office	25.7%
Natural resources & construction	5.1%
Production & transportation	12.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	76.9%
Government	13.1%
Self-employed	10.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	74.6%
Carpool	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	4.7%
Other means	0.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	24.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	44.0%
Retirement income	30.9%
Supplemental Security	1.3%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	0.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	30.0%
High cholesterol	29.0%
Heart disease	6.0%
Stroke	2.6%
Asthma	10.6%
Arthritis	27.4%
Kidney disease	2.6%
Pulmonary disease	6.2%
Cancer	7.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.4%
No physical activity	18.0%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	32.3%
Fair or poor health	11.4%
Poor mental health	13.8%
Poor physical health	9.6%
No health insurance	9.6%
Visited doctor (checkup)	68.4%
Visited dentist	68.7%
Cholesterol screening	91.7%
Teeth loss	10.5%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	38	6.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	11.0%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	8.5%
65 and over	25.8%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	65.8%
Public insurance	46.4%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	741	95.9%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	745	96.4%
Born in same state	739	95.6%
Born in different state	372	48.1%
Foreign born	6	0.8%
Naturalized citizen	28	3.6%
Not a US citizen	14	50.0%