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Wolfeboro, NH
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Wolfeboro profile


Living in Wolfeboro



Wolfeboro is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,617 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wolfeboro is the 55th largest community in New Hampshire.

A relatively large number of people in Wolfeboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Wolfeboro is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wolfeboro has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wolfeboro a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Wolfeboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Wolfeboro ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Wolfeboro, 42.52% 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 Wolfeboro in 2022 was $50,025, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,100 for a family of four. However, Wolfeboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Wolfeboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wolfeboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wolfeboro include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Wolfeboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.