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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Plymouth spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.06 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Plymouth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Plymouth are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.71% of adults in Plymouth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's 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.
