Gilmanton is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 4,072 people and just one neighborhood, Gilmanton is the 111th largest community in New Hampshire.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gilmanton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilmanton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilmanton who work in office and administrative support (13.22%), management occupations (11.42%), and healthcare (8.71%).
Also of interest is that Gilmanton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Gilmanton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Gilmanton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Gilmanton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Gilmanton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Gilmanton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Gilmanton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Gilmanton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.91% of adults in Gilmanton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gilmanton in 2022 was $53,145, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $212,580 for a family of four.
The people who call Gilmanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilmanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilmanton include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Gilmanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and German/Yiddish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 5.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of New Hampshire. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 99.6% of neighborhoods in America.
In addition, one of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.4% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 28.3% have English ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Gilmanton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 81.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 48.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 19.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.0% of households. Some people also speak French (3.8%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Gilmanton, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (28.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (20.8%), and residents who report French roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (10.4%), along with some German ancestry residents (7.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.