About Atkinson

Atkinson is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,178 people and just one neighborhood, Atkinson is the 57th largest community in New Hampshire.

Atkinson is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Atkinson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atkinson who work in management occupations (15.67%), sales jobs (13.36%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.39%).

Also of interest is that Atkinson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Atkinson is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Atkinson is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Atkinson's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Atkinson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.75 minutes every day commuting to work.

Atkinson is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Atkinson isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.2% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Atkinson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Atkinson Information and Demographics

The population of Atkinson is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.22% of adults in Atkinson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Atkinson in 2000 was $30,412, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,648 for a family of four. However, Atkinson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Atkinson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Atkinson is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Atkinson include Irish, English, Italian, French, German, French Canadian, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Atkinson is English.