Exeter, New Hampshire Population

Overview

15,847

Total Population

46.5

Median age

55.28%

Female population %

80.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

403

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Exeter town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Exeter town is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Exeter town's population under 18 was 18.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Exeter town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Exeter town, 15.40% were under the age of 15, 16.02% aged 15 to 29, 45.93% aged 30 to 64, 17.95% aged 65 to 84, and 4.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,673 more females than males in Exeter town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.28% females and 44.72% males in Exeter, New Hampshire.
The Exeter, New Hampshire gender ratio is 80.9:100 i.e. 80.9 men to 100 women (0.809).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 691.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 717.

Exeter town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Exeter town population: 91.30% are White, 1.20% are Black or African American, 3.75% are Asian, 0.53% are some other race and 3.22% are multiracial.
Exeter town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 403 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,444 (97.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Exeter town is White with a population of 14,469 (91.30% of the total population).

Exeter town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 16,178 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Exeter town's population increased by 189 (1.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Exeter town's population increased by 1,743 (12.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Exeter town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,112.