Plymouth is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,621 people and two associated neighborhoods, Plymouth is the 49th largest community in New Hampshire.Plymouth is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Plymouth is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plymouth who work in sales jobs (13.74%), food service (12.82%), and management occupations (10.53%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Plymouth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Plymouth to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. 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 18.11 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Plymouth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Plymouth. 52.13% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Plymouth in 2022 was $35,943, 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 $143,772 for a family of four. However, Plymouth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plymouth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Italian, and German. The most common language spoken in Plymouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
