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Contoocook, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Contoocook is a Census CDP of 1,376 people across 2.30 square miles of land, in Merrimack County. Median household income is $97,928, 81.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Contoocook
What Contoocook is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.3 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land598 plus or minus 214
- County holding the largest share of its areaMerrimack County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Contoocook
How many people live in Contoocook
- Population1,376 plus or minus 492
- Median age46.6
- Population under 18230 plus or minus 112
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over320 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Households563 plus or minus 164
- Family households262 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families46.5 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Contoocook
Income and work in Contoocook
- Median household income$97,928 plus or minus $23,883
- Per capita income$82,998 plus or minus $31,960
- Civilian labor force823 plus or minus 322
- Employed806 plus or minus 322
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over988 plus or minus 365
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent plus or minus 45.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.8 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Contoocook
Housing in Contoocook
- Housing units588 plus or minus 163
- Occupied units563 plus or minus 164
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied460 plus or minus 163
- Renter occupied103 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate81.7 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$421,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,215
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units460 plus or minus 160
- Share single family78.2 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Units in buildings of two or more103 plus or minus 78
- Share in buildings of two or more17.5 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Contoocook
How Contoocook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute591 plus or minus 299
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more160 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone66.3 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home24.3 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Contoocook
SBA loans in Contoocook (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,702,600
- Average approval$270,260
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$1,520,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval4.8
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Contoocook, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Merrimack County, not Contoocook
Merrimack County context, not Contoocook figures
- Establishments in Merrimack County4,213
- Covered employment, Merrimack County77,147
- Average annual pay, Merrimack County$68,857
- Housing units permitted, Merrimack County355
Every figure in this section is published for Merrimack County as a whole and is not a measurement of Contoocook.
All Merrimack County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Contoocook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Contoocook, New Hampshire?
1,376, in 563 households. Contoocook CDP covers 2.30 square miles of land, which is 598 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Contoocook in?
Merrimack County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Contoocook?
$97,928. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $421,300. Median gross rent is $1,215 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Contoocook businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Contoocook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Contoocook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Contoocook. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Contoocook figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Merrimack County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Contoocook.
Is zoning published for Contoocook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.