Pittsfield (CDP), New Hampshire


Pittsfield is a census-designated place and the central village in the town of Pittsfield in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,576 at the 2010 census, out of 4,106 in the entire town of Pittsfield.

Geography

The CDP occupies the central-western part of the town of Pittsfield, on both sides of the Suncook River. It is bordered to the southwest by the town of Chichester; to the northwest by New Hampshire Route 28; to the northeast by River Road, the Suncook River, Barnstead Road/Carroll Street, Tilton Hill Road, Berry Avenue, Oneida Street, and Catamount Road; and to the southeast by the outlet of Whites Pond and by the Suncook River.
Route 28 bypasses the center of the village to its northwest, leading southwest to the Epsom traffic circle and northeast to Alton. New Hampshire Route 107 passes through the center of Pittsfield as Catamount Road and Carroll Street, leading southeast to Northwood Narrows and northwest to Gilmanton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pittsfield CDP has a total area of, all of it recorded as land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,576 people, 639 households, and 383 families residing in the CDP. There were 750 housing units, of which 111, or 14.8%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.6% white, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, and 2.2% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 639 households in the CDP, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were headed by married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47, and the average family size was 3.07.
26.0% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.9% were from age 18 to 24, 27.1% were from 25 to 44, 25.4% were from 45 to 64, and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $27,798, and the median income for a family was $29,063. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,094. 23.1% of the population and 25.0% of families were below the poverty line, along with 22.7% of people under the age of 18 and 6.3% of people 65 or older.