Plymouth is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,417 people and two associated neighborhoods, Plymouth is the 49th largest community in New Hampshire.Plymouth is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.91% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Plymouth is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plymouth who work in food service (16.08%), sales jobs (15.13%), and management occupations (11.55%). Also of interest is that Plymouth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.56% 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. Plymouth is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Plymouth to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.06 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small town, Plymouth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Plymouth is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.71% of adults in Plymouth have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Plymouth in 2022 was $32,105, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,420 for a family of four. However, Plymouth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Plymouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plymouth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Plymouth include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Plymouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
