place

Laconia, NH

Demographic and economic profile of Laconia, NH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

16,982

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Laconia added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,471 (90.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone569 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race448 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races279 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone258 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone42 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish253
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)251
  3. 3.Other Indo-European113
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island88
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic73

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$42,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,134
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate946
  3. 3.Manufacturing940
  4. 4.Retail Trade893
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,620
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,941
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,564
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,184
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations684

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.66×)946
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.16×)686
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)850
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)456
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)940

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$308,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,180/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,159 (26.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999757 (17.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999455 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999431 (9.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999321 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999257 (5.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,504

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,202 (74.5%)
  • Carpooled1,028 (12.4%)
  • Worked at Home786 (9.4%)
  • Walked198 (2.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other68 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit24 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.