Wentworth - Piermont is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 2,866 people and just one neighborhood, Wentworth - Piermont is the 136th largest community in New Hampshire.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wentworth - Piermont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wentworth - Piermont is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wentworth - Piermont who work in sales jobs (12.09%), office and administrative support (11.16%), and healthcare (10.40%).
Also of interest is that Wentworth - Piermont 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: 10.00% 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.
Wentworth - Piermont is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Wentworth - Piermont’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wentworth - Piermont has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wentworth - Piermont has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wentworth - Piermont than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wentworth - Piermont may be for you.
The education level of Wentworth - Piermont citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.89% of adults in Wentworth - Piermont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wentworth - Piermont in 2022 was $51,010, 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 $204,040 for a family of four. However, Wentworth - Piermont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Wentworth - Piermont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wentworth - Piermont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wentworth - Piermont include English, German, Irish, French, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Wentworth - Piermont is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 23 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.2% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.5% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 10.7% have French ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wentworth - Piermont are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 44.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.0%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Wentworth - Piermont, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (18.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.2%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (10.7%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (5.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (77.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.