Hooksett is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 14,740 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hooksett is the 21st largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some towns, Hooksett isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hooksett are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hooksett is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hooksett who work in management occupations (14.06%), office and administrative support (11.66%), and sales jobs (10.29%). Also of interest is that Hooksett 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: 12.04% 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. Being a small town, Hooksett does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hooksett is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.85% of adults in Hooksett have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hooksett in 2022 was $45,219, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,876 for a family of four. The people who call Hooksett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hooksett residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hooksett include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hooksett is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Arabic.
