About Hollis

Hollis is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 7,015 people and just one neighborhood, Hollis is the 48th largest community in New Hampshire.

Hollis is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hollis is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hollis who work in management occupations (20.74%), sales jobs (12.91%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.36%).

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

In addition, Hollis 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.

Hollis 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, Hollis's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Hollis is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Hollis, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.76% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Hollis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hollis Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Hollis is a pretty powerful place. 56.32% of the adults in Hollis have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Hollis in 2000 was $44,936, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,744 for a family of four. However, Hollis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Hollis is English.