Plymouth is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Plymouth area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Plymouth maintain a good economy.
One of the benefits of Plymouth is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Plymouth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
