Laconia is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 17,310 people and four associated neighborhoods, Laconia is the 15th largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Laconia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Laconia is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laconia who work in management occupations (13.93%), sales jobs (11.26%), and office and administrative support (10.32%). Also of interest is that Laconia 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: 13.51% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Laconia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The overall education level of Laconia is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.20% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Laconia in 2022 was $46,872, 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 $187,488 for a family of four. However, Laconia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Laconia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laconia residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Laconia include Irish, English, French, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Laconia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
