Type of Government |
Town Admin./Council |
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2006 |
$47,376,024 |
Budget: School Appropriations |
not available |
Zoning Ordinance |
1946/05 |
Master Plan |
2003 |
Capitol Improvement Plan |
Yes |
Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
Boards and Commissions |
Elected:
|
Town Council |
Appointed:
|
Planning; Conservation; Zoning |
Public Library |
Derry Public; Taylor Library |
Police Department |
Full-time |
Fire Department |
Full-time |
Town Fire Insurance Rating |
3/9 |
Emergency Medical Service |
Municipal |
Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
Parkland Medical Center, Derry |
Local |
86 |
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Electric Supplier |
PSNH; NH Electric; Granite State |
Natural Gas Supplier |
KeySpan |
Water Supplier |
Derry Water Department |
Sanitation |
Municipal |
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Yes |
Solid Waste Disposal |
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Curbside Trash Pickup
|
Private |
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
No |
Recycling
|
Mandatory |
Telephone Company |
Verizon |
Cellular Telephone Access |
Yes |
Cable Television Access |
Yes |
Public Access Television Station |
Yes |
High Speed Internet Service: |
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Business
|
Yes |
Residential
|
Yes |
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2005 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$27.03 |
2005 Equalization Ratio |
71.0 |
2005 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$19.07 |
2005 Percent of Property Valuation by Type |
Residential Land and Buildings
|
82.9% |
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
16.2% |
Other Property including Utilities
|
0.8% |
|
2005 Total Housing Units |
13,174 |
|
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2005 Single-Family Units |
6,672 |
Building Permits Issued
|
44 |
2005 Multi-Family Units |
5,929 |
Building Permits Issued
|
33 |
2005 Manufactured Housing Units |
573 |
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Total Population |
Community |
County |
2005 |
34,290 |
295,076 |
2000 |
34,112 |
278,748 |
1990 |
29,745 |
246,744 |
1980 |
18,875 |
190,345 |
1970 |
11,712 |
138,951 |
Census 2000 Demographics |
Population by Gender |
Male
|
16,893 |
Female
|
17,128 |
Population by Age Group |
Under age 5
|
2,436 |
Age 5 to 19
|
8,653 |
Age 20 to 34
|
6,809 |
Age 35 to 54
|
11,816 |
Age 55 to 64
|
2,204 |
Age 65 and over
|
2,103 |
Median Age
|
33.6 years |
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
High school graduate or higher
|
90.9% |
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
26.3% |
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Per capita income |
$22,315 |
Median 4-person family income |
$61,625 |
Median household income |
$54,634 |
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
Male
|
$41,271 |
Female
|
$30,108 |
Families below the poverty level |
3.3% |
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Annual Average |
1995 |
2005 |
Civilian Labor Force
|
18,314 |
20,578 |
Employed
|
17,406 |
19,589 |
Unemployed
|
908 |
989 |
Unemployment Rate
|
5.0% |
4.8% |
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Annual Average Covered Employment |
1995 |
2005 |
Goods Producing Industries |
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Average Employment
|
2,065 |
1,345 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$565 |
$1,051 |
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Service Providing Industries |
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Average Employment
|
4,991 |
5,737 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$408 |
$626 |
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Total Private Industry |
|
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Average Employment
|
7,056 |
7,081 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$454 |
$707 |
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Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
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Average Employment
|
732 |
1,084 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$564 |
$788 |
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Total, Private plus Government |
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Average Employment
|
7,788 |
8,165 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$465 |
$718 |
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