Exeter, NH Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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69%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Exeter	New Hampshire	National
Income per capita	$75,851	$52,737	$44,883
Median household income	$103,594	$104,022	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$134,539	$125,944	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,064	$61,008	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,777	$62,075	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,407	$44,274	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.9%	8.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Exeter is 69% higher than the national average
The median household income in Exeter is 27% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Exeter is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Exeter is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,055 $103,594 $207,188

City

$69,341 $104,022 $208,044

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Exeter median earnings by income bracket

Exeter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	13.7%	13.7%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	16.4%	16.4%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	18.8%	18.8%
Other	24.1%	24.1%

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Newfields, NH	260	$240,632	195.9%
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Amesbury Town, MA	17,916	$123,161	51.4%
Exeter, NH	9,649	$103,594	27.4%

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Northwest Harborcreek, PA	9,651	$94,574	16.3%
Pont-Rouge, QC	9,651	n/a
Coral Hills, MD	9,661	$96,221	18.3%
Carencro, LA	9,636	$71,340	12.3%
Farnham, QC	9,662	n/a
Exeter, NH	9,649	$103,594	27.4%

Source: The Exeter, NH employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.