Laconia

Population & Demographics

Laconia, NH

Laconia is home to 17,085 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 8,381 resident workers commute each day.

New HampshireCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
17,085
people
Population

17,085 residents

Median age 45.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Laconia population & demographics

Who lives in Laconia — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
17,085
Median age
45.3yrs
Median household income
$73,218
Median home value
$340,300
Median gross rent
$1,224/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.2%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Laconia

How Laconia breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White89.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Two or more races3.1%
Some other race1.8%
Asian1.5%
Black0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Laconia

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Laconia.

Laconia at a glance
Employed Residents
8,381
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
28.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Concord
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Laconia proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Laconia commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

83
Commute Score

83 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Laconia

8,381 commutes, one dot at a time

Laconia

Where 8,381 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Laconia, by worker count.

1Laconia0.0 mi2,351
2Concord22.9 mi726
3Manchester39.0 mi253
4Tilton Northfield9.7 mi246
5Meredith7.2 mi240
6Portsmouth48.4 mi151
7Nashua55.3 mi117
8Franklin11.8 mi110

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Laconia.

1Laconia0.0 mi2,351
2Concord22.9 mi353
3Franklin11.8 mi222
4Manchester39.0 mi148
5Meredith7.2 mi142
6Tilton Northfield9.7 mi137
7Belmont7.3 mi98
8Plymouth18.2 mi60

Top industries

The sectors that employ Laconia’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.2%
MFManufacturing16.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.4%
EDEducational Services8.1%
RTRetail Trade8.0%
PAPublic Administration6.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
Connectivity

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