Merrimack is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 25,119 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Merrimack is the eighth largest community in New Hampshire.

Unlike some towns, Merrimack isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Merrimack are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Merrimack is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Merrimack who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.58%), sales jobs (13.75%), and management occupations (11.60%).

Also of interest is that Merrimack has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Merrimack is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Merrimack really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Merrimack perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

For most residents of Merrimack, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.8% of people in Merrimack drive alone to work on most days, making Merrimack a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Merrimack's landscape.

Merrimack Information and Demographics

The population of Merrimack is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.03% of adults in Merrimack have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Merrimack in 2000 was $27,748, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,992 for a family of four. However, Merrimack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Merrimack home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Merrimack is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Merrimack include Irish, French Canadian, English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Merrimack is English. Some people also speak French.