Meredith is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,764 people and two associated neighborhoods, Meredith is the 50th largest community in New Hampshire. Housing costs in Meredith are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Meredith is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Meredith is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Meredith who work in management occupations (11.80%), office and administrative support (11.24%), and sales jobs (10.88%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.55% 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. Another notable thing is that Meredith is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Meredith has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Meredith has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Meredith than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Meredith may be for you.The education level of Meredith ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Meredith, 43.87% 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 Meredith in 2022 was $48,622, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,488 for a family of four. However, Meredith contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Meredith home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Meredith residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Meredith include English, Irish, German, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Meredith is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Tagalog.
