Gilmanton is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 4,021 people and just one neighborhood, Gilmanton is the 111th largest community in New Hampshire.
Unlike some towns, Gilmanton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gilmanton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilmanton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilmanton who work in office and administrative support (13.26%), sales jobs (10.82%), and healthcare (9.43%).
Also of interest is that Gilmanton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Gilmanton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Gilmanton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Gilmanton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Gilmanton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Gilmanton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gilmanton, the average commute to work is 33.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Gilmanton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Gilmanton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.00% of adults in Gilmanton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gilmanton in 2022 was $45,677, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,708 for a family of four.
The people who call Gilmanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilmanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilmanton include English, Irish, French Canadian, French, and German.
The most common language spoken in Gilmanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.0% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.1% of all American neighborhoods.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 30.6% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of New Hampshire. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.5% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 33.0% have English 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 Gilmanton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 79.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.8% 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, 41.9% 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 23.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.9%), and 17.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.2% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Gilmanton, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (33.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.6%), and residents who report French Canadian roots (12.5%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (10.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (9.4%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.