Derry

Population & Demographics

Derry, NH

Derry is home to 21,339 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 13,023 resident workers commute each day.

New HampshireCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
21,339
people
Population

21,339 residents

Median age 41.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Derry population & demographics

Who lives in Derry — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
21,339
Median age
41.0yrs
Median household income
$91,673
Median home value
$391,200
Median gross rent
$1,549/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.7%
Poverty rate
4.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Derry

How Derry breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White89.4%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Two or more races3.0%
Asian2.8%
Some other race0.1%
Black0.1%

Race across Derry

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Derry.

Derry at a glance
Employed Residents
13,023
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Manchester
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Derry proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Derry commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

45 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Derry

13,023 commutes, one dot at a time

Derry

Where 13,023 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Derry, by worker count.

1Manchester10.0 mi1,542
2Derry0.0 mi1,274
3Nashua12.8 mi821
4Boston40.6 mi401
5Londonderry3.5 mi389
6Concord26.2 mi330
7Portsmouth30.0 mi212
8Lawrence14.7 mi181

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Derry.

1Derry0.0 mi1,274
2Manchester10.0 mi1,040
3Nashua12.8 mi422
4Londonderry3.5 mi276
5Concord26.2 mi153
6Haverhill13.6 mi91
7Methuen12.9 mi79
8Rochester33.5 mi73

Top industries

The sectors that employ Derry’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance26.0%
EDEducational Services16.0%
RTRetail Trade13.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.6%
COConstruction4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.4%
WSWholesale Trade4.2%
MFManufacturing3.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Derry

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Derry

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