Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Manchester, NH demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration.
Quick answer
Manchester, NH has a population of 115,644 and a median household income of $71,197 — about $5,933 a month before tax. That ranks 44 of 94 covered metros by income and 88 of 94 by population.
Population
115,644
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$71,197
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
0%
New Hampshire + local
Income rank
#44
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Manchester household at the median income of $71,197 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $0 a year in sales tax at 0%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and New Hampshire exempts or discounts several categories. New Hampshire levies no sales tax, which is why Massachusetts border shoppers drive north — a 8.5% meals and rooms tax still applies to restaurants and hotels.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Manchester-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration rate tables · rates as published for 2026