Moving to Hampstead, New Hampshire
Population: 8,297. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,739 (+5.3% change)
Males: 4,116 (49.6%), Females: 4,181 (50.4%)
Rockingham County
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $68,533
Median house value: $190,600
Population by Race
Races in Hampstead:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.3%), Italian (15.7%), English (15.2%), French (11.4%), German (8.5%), French Canadian (8.0%).
Elevation: 329 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hampstead
- High school or higher: 93.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hampstead town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.4%
2.9% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Latin America, 0.4% North America).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hampstead:
- HAMPSTEAD HOSP (218 EAST ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hampstead:
- NORTHEAST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SALEM, NH)
- PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; DERRY, NH)
- MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hampstead:
- MANCHESTER (about 18 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 29 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 29 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hampstead:
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 12 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)
- MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 13 miles; METHUEN, MA; Abbreviation: MA2)
- BOIRE FIELD (about 24 miles; NASHUA, NH; Abbreviation: ASH)
Amtrak stations near Hampstead:
- 10 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
- 18 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket office.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hampstead:
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 19 miles; LOWELL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,373)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
Public primary/middle schools in Hampstead:
- HAMPSTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 572; Location: 26 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 05 – 08)
- HAMPSTEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 21 EMERSON AVE; Grades: 01 – 04)
- HAMPSTEAD PRE SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 26 SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Hampstead:
- HAMPSTEAD ACADEMY (Students: 153; Location: 320 EAST RT; Grades: PK – 8)
- THE PRESCHOOL LEARNING CTR OF HAMPSTEAD (Students: 80; Location: 20 STONEY RIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
- FIRST IMPRESSIONS LRNNG CTR (Students: 53; Location: VILLAGE SQUARE NORTH RT 111; Grades: PK – KG)
- STEPPING STONES SCHOOL (Students: 45; Location: 61 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- ALLOUR CHILDRENS HOUSE (Students: 30; Location: 144 EAST RD; Grades: PK – KG)
- AGES & STAGES-THE CHLDRN’S CTR (Students: 23; Location: 499 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – KG)
Libraries
Library in Hampstead:
- HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $232,332; Location: 9 MARY E CLARK DRIVE; 38,327 books; 1,634 audio materials; 686 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)