Plymouth (CDP), New Hampshire

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Plymouth CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Plymouth in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The U. S. census defines the CDP in order to report on the demographics of the more densely populated central settlement of the town. The population was 3,528 at the 2000 census.

The area and population reported for the CDP are also included in the aggregate values reported for the town. See: Plymouth, New Hampshire.

[edit] Geography

The Census Bureau defines the CDP as a total area of 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²). 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.59%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,528 people, 723 households, and 310 families residing in the settlement. The population density was 367.2/km² (951.3/mi²). There were 772 housing units at an average density of 80.3 persons/km² (208.2 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.85% White, 0.43% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 723 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 6.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 57.1% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 9.0% under the age of 18, 67.2% from 18 to 24, 11.4% from 25 to 44, 8.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,402, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $36,806 versus $22,070 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,938. 25.5% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 7.3% are 65 or older.