Goffstown is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 18,550 people and four associated neighborhoods, Goffstown is the 14th largest community in New Hampshire.Goffstown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Goffstown is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Goffstown who work in office and administrative support (14.18%), management occupations (13.92%), and sales jobs (8.47%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.Goffstown is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Goffstown enrolled in college, Goffstown has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. The education level of Goffstown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.47% of adults in Goffstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Goffstown in 2022 was $44,951, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,804 for a family of four. The people who call Goffstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Goffstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Goffstown include Irish, French, French Canadian, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Goffstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
