Demographics & Housing Market Conditions
Household Composition
HOUSEHOLDS ARE INCREASING AT A FASTER RATE THAN THE POPULATION.
Change in Household Composition 2013-2018
Source: ACS 2013, 2018
2013
% 11% 30% .
m@ Married Couple
Male
Non-Family Female
Family Households Households
Living Alone
@ Not Living Alone
% 12% 30%
2018
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED.
Nashua’s household composition remained relatively unchanged
between 2013-2018. Approximately 61% of all households are family
households comprised of one or more related individuals living together,
of which 16% are family households headed by a single parent.
Single-person households account for 30% of all households in Nashua
and have increased by about 600 over the five-year period. Nationally,
we have seen a larger increase in single-person households due to
delays in marriage, divorce rates, and seniors living alone.
Nashua Housing Study - 10
Change in
Households
2013-2018
Source: ACS 2013, 2018
Households by
Size and Tenure
2013-2018
Source: ACS 2013, 2018
Households by
Age of Householder
2013-2018
Source: ACS 2013, 2018
ASSOCIATES INC
HOUSEHOLD GROWTH OUTPACING POPULATION GROWTH.
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of households
in Nashua grew by over 4% while population grew
by 2%. Nashua added just under 1,500 new
households over the five-year period. Householders
living alone accounted for 37% of that growth.
GROWTH DRIVEN BY 1- AND 2-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS.
One- and two-person renter households increased by
12% and 22%, respectively. These 1,500 households
are accounting for the more rapid increase in
households compared to total population. Larger 4-
and 5-person households, particularly owner-
occupied households, are not increasing at nearly the
same rate.
OLDER RESIDENTS ARE DOMINATING NASHUA’S HOUSEHOLDS.
Households headed by a resident 65 years or older are
driving much of the population and household change in
Nashua. Nearly every category of household composition
tracked by the Census (family and non-family) shows
increases in 65+ households since 2013. The largest
increases were in married-couple households and
householders living alone.
