03858 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 03858, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

03858 is a zip code in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, which covers Newton, with a total population of 4,801 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 03858 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 03858.

The estimated population of people living in 03858 is 4,801, with a median age of 45.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 03858 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
4,801
 -2.62% -0.48%
2020
4,930
+0.2%
-
2019
4,920
+0.7%
-
2018
4,886
+1.29%
-
2017
4,824
 - -

Population of 03858 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 03858 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
94.8%
95.5%
 -0.73%
Black/African American
0%
0.6%
 -100.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
0.3%
2.6%
 -88.46%
Asian
0.2%
0.8%
 -75.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2%
0.5%
 +300.00%
Other
2.8%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 03858 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 03858 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 03858 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 03858 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.3 +1.34% 45.1 +2.73% 45.6 +1.79%
2020 44.7 +2.29% 43.9 +1.39% 44.8 +2.28%
2019 43.7 -0.23% 43.3 +3.59% 43.8 -0.9%
2018 43.8 +1.62% 41.8 +4.5% 44.2 +0.91%
2017 43.1 - 40 - 43.8 -

The median age of the 03858 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 03858 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 148 3% 317 -50.85% 143 180
10 to 19 364 -2.79% 226 +14.02% 342 258
20 to 29 330 +1.39% 232 -27.41% 331 160
30 to 39 369 -25.7% 303 +37.05% 277 419
40 to 49 382 -19.77% 475 -37.25% 300 316
50 to 59 337 +31.05% 383 +15.84% 443 441
60 to 69 292 +30.79% 317 +34.73% 389 416
70+ 193 -1.46% 156 +31.21% 188 198

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 03858 zip code is $135,863.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 03858.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $146,250.00
  • 45 to 64
    $147,737.00
  • 65 and over
    $91,607.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 03858 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 03858, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 03858 is currently $142,972.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

14.36% of households in 03858 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 03858 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    6.73%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    4.75%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    5.31%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.02%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    34.60%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    23.23%
  • $200,000 or more
    14.36%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 03858 is $55,383.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 03858 by the total population of 03858.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 03858 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 03858 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    12.92%
  • Bachelor's degree
    32.46%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.89%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    41.09%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.65%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 03858 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 03858 zip over the age of 16 is 4,054.

Of those people, a total of 76.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 03858 is 73.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 03858 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 176 40.90% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 242 89.70% 11.50%
25 to 29 years 249 100.00% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 398 90.70% 16.30%
35 to 44 years 548 96.50% 3.00%
45 to 54 years 820 90.70% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 430 92.10% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 492 80.70% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 517 25.50% 0.00%
75 years and over 182 3.80% 100.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 03858. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,815 75.30% 3.70%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 10 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 135 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 94 91.50% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 9 0.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,806 75.50% 3.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 03858 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 03858 is 2,997, with median earnings of $62,593.00.

Women in 03858 are earning approximately 94.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,997 $62,593.00
Male 1,606 $63,354.00
Female 1,391 $59,563.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 03858 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 457 $84,817.00
Business and Financial 184 $95,500.00
Computer and Mathematical 155 $83,102.00
Architecture and Engineering 72 $128,281.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 98 $64,051.00
Community and Social Service 73 $48,194.00
Legal 29 $0.00
Educational and Library 160 $56,944.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 29 $54,531.00
Healthcare Practitioners 201 $62,961.00
Healthcare Support 43 $71,023.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 33 $28,938.00
Law Enforcement 7 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 119 $40,402.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 11 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 162 $6,841.00
Sales 264 $56,571.00
Office and Administrative Support 165 $42,818.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 273 $85,625.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 133 $104,327.00
Production 225 $50,823.00
Transportation and Material Moving 95 $57,536.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 03858 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 03858.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 213 $116,823.00 244 $83,615.00
Business and Financial 43 $67,375.00 141 $95,625.00
Computer and Mathematical 74 $38,906.00 81 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 56 $121,750.00 16 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 90 $0.00 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 23 $0.00 50 $73,542.00
Legal 9 $0.00 20 $0.00
Educational and Library 20 $48,750.00 140 $56,944.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 8 $0.00 21 $63,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 6 $0.00 195 $62,566.00
Healthcare Support 11 $0.00 32 $42,000.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 28 $0.00 5 $0.00
Law Enforcement 7 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 55 $16,910.00 64 $42,054.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 11 $0.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 63 $0.00 99 $12,891.00
Sales 164 $74,615.00 100 $38,750.00
Office and Administrative Support 63 $43,692.00 102 $36,250.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 273 $85,625.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 123 $107,917.00 10 $0.00
Production 162 $52,059.00 63 $24,961.00
Transportation and Material Moving 95 $57,536.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,769 households in 03858, with an average household size of 2.71 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,365 families living in the 03858 zip code with an average family size of 3.04 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 03858:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,244 50 71 404
Average Household Size 3.15 2.94 2.8 1.34
Total Families 1,244 50 71 0
Average Household Size 3.09 2.48 2.48 0

Poverty

Of the 1,365 families living in 03858, 2.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 03858:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,840 housing units in 03858.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,769 96.14%
Vacant 71 3.86%

10.16% of the total 1,840 housing units in 03858 are rental units. This is approximately 187 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,572 are occupied by the owner - or 85.43% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 03858 is $1,109.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 03858 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    10
  • Less than $500
    33
  • $500 to $999
    37
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    96
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    21
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 03858 is $347,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 03858 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    33
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    87
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    323
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    986
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    121
  • $1,000,000 or more
    13

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 03858. The chart below shows the number of properties in 03858 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    250
  • 1940 to 1949
    109
  • 1950 to 1959
    46
  • 1960 to 1969
    140
  • 1970 to 1979
    345
  • 1980 to 1989
    200
  • 1990 to 1999
    305
  • 2000 to 2009
    308
  • 2010 to 2013
    137
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 03858 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    57
  • 1 vehicle available
    262
  • 2 vehicles available
    776
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    674

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 03858 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 03858 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 03858.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    62
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    168
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    152
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    346
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    274
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    214
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    375
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    139
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    126
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    340
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    417
  • 90 or more minutes
    60

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 03858 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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