Keene

Population & Demographics

Keene, NH

Keene is home to 22,939 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 11,198 resident workers commute each day.

New HampshireCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
22,939
people
Population

22,939 residents

Median age 37.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Keene population & demographics

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

Population
22,939
Median age
37.6yrs
Median household income
$78,445
Median home value
$252,500
Median gross rent
$1,342/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.1%
Poverty rate
10.1%

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 Keene

How Keene 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).

White91.4%
Two or more races4.0%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Black1.7%
Asian0.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Keene

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 Keene.

Keene at a glance
Employed Residents
11,198
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
42.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
45.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Brattleboro
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Keene 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 Keene 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.

83
Commute Score

83 / 100

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

Keene

11,198 commutes, one dot at a time

Keene

Where 11,198 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Keene0.0 mi5,062
2Brattleboro15.2 mi315
3Lebanon48.7 mi291
4Concord42.3 mi264
5Manchester42.4 mi245
6Nashua43.0 mi183
7Hanover52.8 mi114
8Peterborough17.3 mi95

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Keene.

1Keene0.0 mi5,062
2West Swanzey5.2 mi255
3Manchester42.4 mi251
4Winchester12.2 mi196
5Troy9.4 mi163
6Nashua43.0 mi161
7Marlborough4.6 mi147
8Claremont30.4 mi131

Top industries

The sectors that employ Keene’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 Assistance22.1%
RTRetail Trade12.2%
MFManufacturing11.3%
EDEducational Services10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
PAPublic Administration5.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.9%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.5%
FIFinance and Insurance4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Keene

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

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

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