About Windham

Windham is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 10,709 people and just one neighborhood, Windham is the 31st largest community in New Hampshire.

Windham is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Windham is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Windham who work in management occupations (20.13%), office and administrative support jobs (13.20%), and sales jobs (12.56%).

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

In addition, Windham is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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

One downside of living in Windham, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.52 minutes every day commuting to work.

Windham is a very car-oriented town. 98.5% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Windham is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Windham has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Windham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Windham Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Windham. 47.75% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Windham in 2000 was $38,559, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,236 for a family of four. However, Windham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Windham is English.