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Wakefield - Brookfield, NH

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Overview


Wakefield - Brookfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,299 people and just one neighborhood, Wakefield - Brookfield is the 61st largest community in New Hampshire.

Occupations and Workforce

Wakefield - Brookfield is a blue-collar town, with 35.43% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wakefield - Brookfield is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wakefield - Brookfield who work in management occupations (13.78%), teaching (13.63%), and healthcare (9.08%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Wakefield - Brookfield is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Wakefield - Brookfield’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wakefield - Brookfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wakefield - Brookfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Wakefield - Brookfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wakefield - Brookfield, the average commute to work is 35.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Wakefield - Brookfield who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.97% of adults in Wakefield - Brookfield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wakefield - Brookfield in 2022 was $43,427, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,708 for a family of four. However, Wakefield - Brookfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Wakefield - Brookfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wakefield - Brookfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wakefield - Brookfield include English, Irish, Italian, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Wakefield - Brookfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Wakefield - Brookfield, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

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.

In addition, 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 97.5% of neighborhoods in America. Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 39.4%, which is higher than 97.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

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, 5.7% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 26.4% have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wakefield - Brookfield are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 47.2% 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 35.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (11.3%), and 6.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Wakefield - Brookfield, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (26.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (81.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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