The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the American Community Survey (ACS), an ongoing survey that provides data every year - giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
To help communities, state governments, and federal programs, the American Community Survey asks about:
- age
- gender
- race
- ancestry
- nativity
- family and relationships
- language
- income and benefits
- occupations
- health insurance
- education
- veteran status
- disabilities
- internet access
- where you work and how you get there
- where you live and how much you pay for some essentials
All this detail is combined into statistics that are used to help decide everything from school lunch programs to new hospitals.
The U.S. Census Bureau provides a large number of tools to find and view current ACS data at the state, county, and census tract level, through data.census.gov.
The NH State Data Center has created the following resources for cities and towns, displaying data collected by the American Community Survey updated for the period 2016-2020. All documents have been saved in Comma Separated Values Comma Separate Values format. Files are saved in this open source format so they are accessible to the greatest number of users. Since the files are in this format, the column headings appear truncated so you will need to expand the column headings horizontally and vertically to see the entire text. Please contact Office of Planning and Development if you have any questions about opening these files.
Age by Race
Place of Ancestry
Nativity and Citizenship Status
Geographic Mobility
Transportation to Work (by residence geography)
Transportation to Work (by workplace geography)
Types of Households
School Enrollment and Educational Attainment
Language Spoken at Home
Poverty Status
Disability Status
Household and Family Income
- Household Income in Past 12 Months, by Race; Median Household Income, by Race; by Household Size; Aggregate Household Income, by Race
- Age of Householder by Household Income, by Race
- Age of Householder by Household Income, by Race (continued)
- Age of Householder by Household Income, by Race (continued)
- Age of Householder by Household Income, by Hispanic or Latino status; Median Household Income by Age of Householder; Aggregate Household Income by Age of Householder; Types of Earnings in Past Twelve Months for Households; Aggregate Income for Types of Earnings; Household Income Quintile Upper Limits; Mean Household Income of Quintiles; Shares of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile; GINI Index of Income Inequality for Households; Family Income by Race
- Family Income by Race (continued); Median Family Income, by Race; Median Family Income by Family Size; by Number of Earners; Number of Earners in Family; Family Size of Public Assistance; Median Family Income by Presence of Own Children; by Family Type by Presence of Own Children; Aggregate Family Income by Family Type by Presence of Own Children; Aggregate Family Income by Family Type by Presence of Own Children; by Number of Workers in Family; by Family Type by Age of Householder
- Family Type by Presence of Own Children by Family Income; Nonfamily Household Income in Last 12 Months; Median Nonfamily Household Income, by Race; Aggregate Nonfamily Household Income; Median and Aggregate Nonfamily Income by Gender of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder; Per Capita Income, by Race; Aggregate Income, by Race
Gender by Work Experience
Veterans
Food Stamps/SNAP
Employment Status
Occupations and Earnings
Housing Units
Group Quarters
Health Insurance
Computer Availability
Citizen, Voting-Age Population
Quality Measures