Somersworth is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 12,192 people and two associated neighborhoods, Somersworth is the 26th largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Somersworth is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Somersworth is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somersworth who work in sales jobs (13.57%), management occupations (12.93%), and office and administrative support (9.55%). Also of interest is that Somersworth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.73% 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. The percentage of people in Somersworth who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.66% of adults in Somersworth have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Somersworth in 2022 was $42,438, 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 $169,752 for a family of four. However, Somersworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Somersworth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Somersworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somersworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Somersworth include Irish, English, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Somersworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.
