Walpole, NH population, income and ZIP codes

Walpole CDP is a very small community in New Hampshire, with 447 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #80 of 100 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 61.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Walpole CDP earn a median of $71,563 a year, 8.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $77,368 median for the 65 New Hampshire cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Walpole CDP is valued at $380,000, 25.2% above the national figure and 40% above the $271,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $516 a month, 63.3% below the national figure, or roughly $6,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 55% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

A median age of 61.8 puts Walpole CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 447 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Walpole CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.