What is the population of Laconia city?

Laconia city has 16,982 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 100 in New Hampshire.

What is the median household income in Laconia city?

Median household income in Laconia city is $68,427 a year, 12.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Laconia city?

Median gross rent is $1,180 a month and the median home value is $308,800, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.

Is Laconia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Laconia city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Laconia, NH population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Laconia, New Hampshire (Laconia, NH — Census place “Laconia city”) is 16,982 residents, ranking #9 of 100 places in New Hampshire. Median household income is $68,427, the median home is worth $308,800 and median gross rent runs $1,180 a month. Looking for the Laconia New Hampshire ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Laconia, NH: 03246.

Population: 16,982Laconia city residents
Median household income: $68,427Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $308,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,180Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.8%Owner-occupied households

Laconia ZIP codes (New Hampshire)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Laconia.

The Laconia NH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

03246

What the numbers mean in Laconia city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Laconia city median would spend about 20.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 62.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Laconia city, NH in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Laconia city is a mid-size town in New Hampshire, with 16,982 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 100 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 44.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Laconia city earn a median of $68,427 a year, 12.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $77,368 median for the 65 New Hampshire cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Laconia city is valued at $308,800, 1.8% above the national figure and 14% above the $271,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,180 a month, 16.1% below the national figure, or roughly $14,160 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 62.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Laconia city?: Laconia city has 16,982 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 100 in New Hampshire.
What is the median household income in Laconia city?: Median household income in Laconia city is $68,427 a year, 12.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Laconia city?: Median gross rent is $1,180 a month and the median home value is $308,800, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.
Is Laconia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Laconia city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Laconia city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.