Peterborough, NH Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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121%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Peterborough	New Hampshire	National
Income per capita	$99,106	$52,737	$44,883
Median household income	$121,239	$104,022	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$162,210	$125,944	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$61,008	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,856	$62,075	$54,343
Median earnings female	$65,227	$44,274	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.9%	8.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Peterborough is 121% higher than the national average
The median household income in Peterborough is 49% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Peterborough is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Peterborough is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$80,817 $121,239 $242,478

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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Peterborough median earnings by income bracket

Peterborough employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.1%	2.1%
Manufacturing sector	2.3%	2.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	26.5%	26.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	19.8%	19.8%
Other	33.0%	33.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Townsend, MA	1,311	$101,166	24.4%
Bennington, NH	270	$100,889	24.0%
Milford, NH	8,980	$96,697	18.9%
Jaffrey, NH	2,852	$92,923	14.3%
Winchendon, MA	4,851	$92,060	13.2%
Peterborough, NH	2,805	$121,239	49.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Dublin, GA	2,805	$50,301	38.2%
Marquette Heights, IL	2,805	$87,183	7.2%
Greenwich, NJ	2,805	$216,787	166.5%
Middlebush, NJ	2,805	$168,404	107.1%
Sexsmith, AB	2,805	n/a
Peterborough, NH	2,805	$121,239	49.1%

Source: The Peterborough, 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.