Laconia is a metro area of 64,659 people. The median age is 48.4, about 9 years above the US median. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The population is up 15% since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,783, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laconia
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.0 → 48.4(+13.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.0% → 92.7%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.5% → 80.1%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 5 metro and micro areas based in New Hampshire
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.5%(958)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(701)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(1,995)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(281)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(105)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,191 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Laconia, decade by decade
Laconia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
49,216
$75,540
$272,168
20.5%
2.5
2000
56,325
$79,433
$189,634
23.3%
7.1
2010
60,088
$79,019
$334,180
26.9%
10.3
2020
63,705
$81,604
$281,193
31.7%
18.7
2024
64,659
$92,783
$374,900
33.6%
17.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
