| Official Name: | Pittsfield, New Hampshire |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Pittsfield |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Merrimack |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pittsfield |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.68 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1570 |
| Population Density Km2: | 360.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 933.41 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 496 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3058°N -71.3242°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03263 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-61860 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2378088 |
Pittsfield is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Pittsfield in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,570 at the 2020 census,[2] out of 4,075 in the entire town.
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, and part of Bow Street; and to the southeast by Winant Road, the outlet of Whites Pond, and the Suncook River.[3]
Route 28 bypasses the center of the village to its northwest, leading southwest 6miles 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 8miles to Northwood Narrows and northwest to Gilmanton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pittsfield CDP has a total area of 4.4sqkm, all of it recorded as land.[2] The Suncook River, which flows through the center of the community, is part of the Merrimack River watershed.
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[5]