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.
As is often the case in a small town, Plymouth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Plymouth ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Plymouth, 45.71% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
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.
