Weare is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 9,220 people and two associated neighborhoods, Weare is the 33rd largest community in New Hampshire.Weare is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Weare is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weare who work in management occupations (13.36%), teaching (12.22%), and sales jobs (9.34%). Also of interest is that Weare 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: 22.79% 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. Because of many things, Weare is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Weare really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Weare perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Weare, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.59 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Weare doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Weare are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.23% of adults in Weare have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Weare in 2022 was $55,452, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,808 for a family of four. The people who call Weare home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weare residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Weare include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German. The most common language spoken in Weare is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
