Geography: City (Place), in NEW HAMPSHIRE's Southern Tier, Greater Boston Region. (In HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY: 100%; Nashua city: 100%.) Markets: Boston- Worcester- Lawrence- Lowell- Brockton, MA - NH NECMA; Manchester - Nashua Metro Group of Metro Regions; Boston, MA - NH Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 22.7% of county pop., ranked 2nd of 11 places. Density: Area Size: 32 sq. mi. (%water: 3.0«–), persons per mile: 2804–»; 19,771 acres land; acres per person: 0.23«–. Urban#: %Urban Pop: 99.2–»; (99.2% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 0.8«–; (0.0% farm, 0.8% non farm).

Population (2000): 86,605 total; 65,251 of voting age (75.3%). Net Change in Population: %1990 to 2000: 8.7«– (6,943). Sex: %Female: 50.6. Group Quarters: %Pop: 1.6«– (1,403). (%Corr: 0.0; %Nurs: 0.7‹-; %OthI: 0.1; %Coll: 0.7«–; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.2.) Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 6.5-› (5,644); %5-17: 18.1 (15,710); %18-24: 8.1 (7,026); %25-44: 33.5-› (28,975); %45-64: 22.2‹- (19,208); %>64: 11.6 (10,042); Median: 35.8. Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 9.6-› (1,517). %Coll(18-24): 30.6«– (2,130). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 4.1-›; %9-11: 9.4-›; %HS Only: 26.4‹-; %Some Coll: 28.7; %Coll Only: 20.3-›; %Post Grad: 11.2-›. (%HS Grad: 86.6; %Coll Grad: 31.5-›.) Marital Status#: %Never: 27.8-›; %Now: 56.0; %Wid: 5.9; %Div: 10.4. Military: %In Military: 0.1 (93); %Veterans: 14.5 (9,468). (%WW2: 15.9‹-; %Korea: 15.3-›; %Vietnam: 33.3; %Gulf: 9.8-›.) Birth: %State Native: 36.5‹-; %Non Citizen: 6.7–» (5,765). Language: %English: 78.5‹-; %Spanish: 5.2–»; %Other Euro: 12.9–»; %Asian: 2.6–»; %Other: 0.7–». Ancestry: %Irish: 15.1 (13,043); %French: 9.8 (8,462); %Fr.Canadian: 9.3 (8,017); %English: 9.1 (7,870); %Italian: 6.5 (5,662). (%Specified: 87.0; 1.38 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 13.5–» (11,698). %Hispanic/Latino: 6.2–»; %Black/African-American: 1.8–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.3; %Asian: 3.9–»; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 0.3; %Multi (2 or more): 1.0-›. Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 11.9–» (7,769). %Hispanic/Latino: 5.0–»; %Black/African-American: 1.7–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.2; %Asian: 3.8–»; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 0.2; %Multi (2 or more): 0.8-›. Hispanics: 5,388 Total. Puerto Rican, 1,468; Mexican, 1,306; Dominican, 624. American Indians: 220 Total. Cherokee, 24; Sioux, 17; Iroquois, 11. Asians: 3,339 Total. Asian Indian, 1,506; Chinese, 838; Vietnamese, 287.

Income & Labor Force: 47,816 in Force, %Women in Force: 63.2; %Force women: 45.6. Unemployment: 1,985, % of 16+yrs: 2.9-›, % of Force: 4.2-›. Workers per HH: 1.3. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 85.6-› (39,138); %Government Sector: 9.2«– (4,229); %Self-Employed: 5.1«– (2,330); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.1 (41). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.3; %Construction: 4.8«–; %Finance: 6.2; %Information: 3.1-›; %Manufacturing: 27.3–»; %Professional: 29.2; %Public Service: 2.5«–; %Trade: 16.6; %Travel & Leisure: 10.0‹-. Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 14.9-›; %Prof, Health, Educ: 24.6-›; %Service: 11.9‹-; %Sales, Admin.: 26.2; %Farming, Fishing: 0.1; %Construction: 6.8«–; %Production: 15.4. (%White Collar Workers: 65.8-›; %Blue Collar Workers: 22.2‹-; %Grey (Service, Farm): 12.0‹-.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 69.8; (%in Town/City: 47.4–»); %outside County: 3.7«–; %another State: 26.5–». Transport#: %SOV: 83.5; %HOV: 9.2‹-; %Public: 1.5–»; %Other: 3.2‹-; %Home: 2.7«–. Commuting Time#: %<30min: 65.5; %30-60min: 22.5‹-; %>60min: 9.3-›; %Home: 2.7«–. Leave for Work#: %<5am: 2.9‹-; %5-6am: 8.6-›; %6-7am: 20.5; %7-8am: 26.4‹-; %8-9am: 17.6-›; %>9am: 21.3-›; %Home: 2.7«–. HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 10.6; %15-35k: 21.0‹-; %35-50k: 15.6‹-; %50-100k: 36.9; %100-150k: 11.0–»; %>150k: 4.9; Median: $51969-›. Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $35914–»; %25to34: $51823-›; %35to44: $62495-›; %45to54: $69289-›; %55to64: $60542-›; %65to74: $33668; %>74yrs: $20828‹-. Income Type: %Wages: 82.1; %Self: 10.3«–; %PubA: 3.6-›; %SSI: 3.2-›; %Int: 41.7; %Ret: 15.6; %Soc: 23.2‹-. Family Income: Median: $61102-›; $25209-› per capita. %In Poverty: 5.0-› (1,119). Poverty Status: %Tot: 6.8 (5,743). (%<18yrs: 2.2-›; %18-64yrs: 3.8; %>64yrs: 0.7‹-.)

Housing: 35,387 units, %Vacation: 0.5«– (188). 34,614 households. %Owned: 56.9‹- (19,703). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 45.2«–; %1 att. to 4: 23.3–»; %>4: 29.0–»; %Mobile: 2.5«– (877). Rooms: Median: 5.2‹-. Prop. Tax: Median: $3249-›. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 5.2«–; %50-100k: 15.9«–; %100-200k: 65.6–»; %200-300k: 10.3‹-; %300-500k: 2.6«–; %>500k: 0.4; Median: $132200. Monthly Rent#: %None: 1.6«–; %<$250: 6.8«–; %$250-500: 14.6«–; %$500-1,000: 67.1-›; %$1,000-1,500: 9.0–»; %>$1,500: 0.9‹-; Median: $673-›. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 20.4‹-; %'40-'60: 14.3-›; %'60-'80: 34.1–»; %'80-'90: 24.1-›; %'90-'00: 7.0«–; Median: 1971. Year Moved in: %All: 1995; %Own: 1990; %Rent: 1997. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 49.9‹-; %Same County: 27.1–»; %Same State: 2.8«–. %NorthEast: 11.0-›; %MidWest: 1.0-›; %South: 2.6-›; %West: 1.6–»; %P.Rico: 0.3; %Other: 3.6–». Families: 22,083, persons per: 3.1. Persons in HH#: %1: 28.3-›; %2: 32.9‹-; %3-4: 30.3‹-; %5+: 8.5. (persons per HH: 2.5). HH With Children: %All HH: 33.5‹- (11,610). (%Couple: 23.6‹-; %Other: 9.9-›.) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 8.3–»; %1or2: 77.5; %3+: 14.2«–. (58,125, per 16+yrs: 0.86). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 76.5–»; %Deli: 21.7«–; %Self: 1.1«–; %None: 0.6–». (%Coal: 0.0; %Elec: 7.9; %Gas: 68.6–»; %Oil: 18.0«–; %Prop: 3.7«–; %Wood: 0.5«–; %Oth: 0.6-›; %None: 0.6–».)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 105%; Fam Inc: 106%; RE Tax: 110%; Home Value: 104%; Mon Rent: 119%; Average is: 109% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $51,969; Median. Home Value: $132,200; INDEX: 2.5. SES Average (State): High Educ: 110%; Prof Spec: 101%; HH Income: 105%; Home Value: 104%; AVERAGE= 105% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 129%; Prof Spec: 100%; HH Income: 124%; Home Value: 118%; AVERAGE= 118% (as % of 4 values for NATION).