County profile
Strafford County, NH
United States · GDP 2024
#526 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
39,697
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,729
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
135,043
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$88.6k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
39.3%±1.5%
Poverty rate
8.7%±0.9%
Business applications
1,358 · 2025
Retail establishments
386
28.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Albany International Corp.Industrials$1.2B63C2First Seacoast BancorpFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade25%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing15%
Finance & insurance13%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
135,043
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $69.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,878
International migration+754
Natural change−823
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.3B2019
$6.2B2020
$6.7B2021
$7.3B2022
$7.9B2023
$8.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$362.8k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±0.9%
Affordability
5.6× wages
Residential permits
$141.6M
450 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 88Earthquake 77Hurricane 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3292016
3522017
3722018
3932019
4142020
4762021
5522022
6252023
6672024
7032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 3% since 20214352021
4632022
4982023
9422024
4502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.2 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
4.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
26.8 km
SPRAGUE ENERGY CORP RIVER ROAD TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
29.6 km
PORTSMOUTH INTL AT PEASE
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Strafford?
Strafford's economy produced $8.0B in 2024, growing 0.8% year over year — slower than 77% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.