| Type of Government |
Selectmen/Town Manager |
| Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2006 |
$8,000,000 |
| Budget: School Appropriations |
not available |
| Zoning Ordinance |
1970/07 |
| Master Plan |
2002 |
| Capitol Improvement Plan |
Yes |
| Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
| Boards and Commissions |
|
Elected:
|
Selectmen; School; Budget; Planning; Library; Ethics |
|
Appointed:
|
Zoning;
Conservation; Cemetery; Historic District; Recreation; Solid
Waste/Recycling; Highway Safety; Cable; CIP; Southern NH Planning;
Business & Economic Development |
| Public Library |
Dudley-Tucker |
| Police Department |
Full-time |
| Fire Department |
Full-time |
| Town Fire Insurance Rating |
4/8B |
| Emergency Medical Service |
Volunteer |
| Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
| Exeter Hospital, Exeter |
14 miles |
100 |
| Elliot Hospital, Manchester |
16 miles |
296 |
| Parkland Medical Center, Derry |
16 miles |
86 |
| Electric Supplier |
PSNH; NH Electric Coop |
| Natural Gas Supplier |
None |
| Water Supplier |
Raymond Water Department |
| Sanitation |
Private septic |
| Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
No |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
Curbside Trash Pickup
|
Municipal |
|
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
Yes |
|
Recycling
|
Voluntary |
| Telephone Company |
Verizon |
| Cellular Telephone Access |
Yes |
| Cable Television Access |
Yes |
| Public Access Television Station |
Yes |
| High Speed Internet Service: |
|
|
Business
|
Yes |
|
Residential
|
Yes |
|
|
| 2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$19.27 |
| 2006 Equalization Ratio |
97.9 |
| 2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$18.86 |
| 2006 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type |
|
Residential Land and Buildings
|
86.6% |
|
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
11.8% |
|
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other
|
1.6% |
|
|
| 2006 Total Housing Units |
4,305 |
| |
|
| 2006 Single-Family Units |
2,710 |
|
Single-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
36 |
| 2006 Multi-Family Units |
909 |
|
Multi-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
6 |
| 2006 Manufactured Housing Units |
686 |
|
|
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|
|
|
| Total Population |
Community |
County |
| 2006 |
10,188 |
296,267 |
| 2000 |
9,697 |
278,748 |
| 1990 |
8,854 |
246,744 |
| 1980 |
5,453 |
190,345 |
| 1970 |
3,003 |
138,951 |
| Census 2000 Demographics |
| Population by Gender |
|
Male
|
4,843 |
Female
|
4,831 |
| Population by Age Group |
|
Under age 5
|
680 |
|
Age 5 to 19
|
2,382 |
|
Age 20 to 34
|
1,866 |
|
Age 35 to 54
|
3,348 |
|
Age 55 to 64
|
728 |
|
Age 65 and over
|
670 |
|
Median Age
|
34.4 years |
| Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
|
High school graduate or higher
|
83.5% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
13.0% |
|
|
| Per capita income |
$18,430 |
| Median 4-person family income |
$50,889 |
| Median household income |
$48,829 |
| Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
|
Male
|
$35,493 |
|
Female
|
$26,778 |
| Families below the poverty level |
5.3% |
|
|
| Annual Average |
1996 |
2006 |
|
Civilian Labor Force
|
5,175 |
6,062 |
|
Employed
|
4,901 |
5,826 |
|
Unemployed
|
274 |
236 |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
5.3% |
3.9% |
|
|
| Annual Average Covered Employment |
1996 |
2006 |
| Goods Producing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
407 |
456 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$649 |
$1,049 |
| |
|
|
| Service Providing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
912 |
2,159 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$310 |
$640 |
| |
|
|
| Total Private Industry |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
1,319 |
2,615 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$415 |
$712 |
| |
|
|
| Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
363 |
400 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$432 |
$650 |
| |
|
|
| Total, Private plus Government |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
1,682 |
3,014 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$419 |
$704 |
| n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards |
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