Laconia is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 17,142 people and four associated neighborhoods, Laconia is the 15th largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Laconia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Laconia is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laconia who work in sales jobs (13.99%), management occupations (11.48%), and office and administrative support (10.46%). Also of interest is that Laconia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.16 minutes getting to work every day.The percentage of people in Laconia who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.11% of adults in Laconia have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Laconia in 2022 was $39,171, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,684 for a family of four. However, Laconia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Laconia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Laconia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Laconia include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Laconia is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.