Barrington is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 9,517 people and two associated neighborhoods, Barrington is the 32nd largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Barrington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Barrington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barrington who work in management occupations (15.42%), office and administrative support (12.19%), and sales jobs (9.69%). Also of interest is that Barrington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.96% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Barrington is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Barrington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Barrington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Barrington is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Barrington ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Barrington, 45.58% 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 Barrington in 2022 was $45,285, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,140 for a family of four. However, Barrington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Barrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Barrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Barrington include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Barrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
