About New Plymouth

New Plymouth is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 1,417 people and just one neighborhood, New Plymouth is the 74th largest community in Idaho.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Plymouth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.2% of the New Plymouth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, New Plymouth is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in New Plymouth who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.84%), sales jobs (9.95%), and teaching (6.52%).

Being a small city, New Plymouth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

New Plymouth Information and Demographics

The population of New Plymouth has a very low overall level of education: only 9.26% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in New Plymouth in 2000 was $12,624, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,496 for a family of four.

The people who call New Plymouth home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Plymouth is White, followed by Native American. New Plymouth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in New Plymouth include German, English, Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in New Plymouth is English. Some people also speak Spanish.