Demographic Characteristics of Greater Plymouth Area
on behalf of Town of Plymouth
March 15, 2019
Research
Town of Plymouth
“We want to recruit businesses from outside the town.”
“Can you help us with data that could be useful in recruiting?”
Data
Variables:
- Population
- Educational attainment
- Occupation
Source:
- American Community Survey (ACS)
- 5-year estimates of 2013-2017
- US Census Bureau
Study Area
Access to Interstate and beautiful nature
Total population
Plymouth has the largest population in the region, outside Lebanon and Hanover.
Total Population with BA or higher
Plymouth and neighboring towns offer thousands of highly educated workers.
Total Population with STEM degrees, age of 25 - 64
Plymouth and neighboring towns offer more than two thousand residents with STEM degrees.
STEM includes computer science, mathematics, engineering, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. STEM-related fields consist of architecture and health care. Non-STEM fields are all other fields not classified in STEM or STEM-related fields.
10 most common major occupation categories in New Hampshire
The Most Common Occupations of NH Residents by Regions
Occupations of Highest Location Quotients in New Hampshire
Location quotients are useful for studying the composition of jobs in an area relative to the average, or for finding areas that have high concentrations of jobs in certain occupations. As measured here, a location quotient shows the occupation’s share of an area’s employment relative to the state average. For example, a location quotient of 2.0 indicates that an occupation accounts for twice the share of employment in the area than it does in the entire state, and a location quotient of 0.5 indicates the area’s share of employment in the occupation is half the state share. https://www.bls.gov/oes/highlight_location_quotients.htm
Occupations high in both Location Quotient and Percent in Total
Future research
- Expand the analysis to include other areas that Plymouth likly compete against.
- Add additional data from other sources (for example, taxes and building capacity)
- Label the map so that it’s easy to identify towns.
- Provide tables of actual data, in addition to maps.
Reference
Population with BA
Estimate!!Total!!Bachelor’s degree PLACE OF BIRTH BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Population with Graduate or professional degree
Estimate!!Total!!Graduate or professional degree PLACE OF BIRTH BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Education with STEM degree
Estimate!!Total!!Male!!25 to 39 years!!Science and Engineering SEX BY AGE BY FIELD OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR FIRST MAJOR FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
Education with STEM degree
Estimate!!Total!!Male!!25 to 39 years!!Science and Engineering Related Fields SEX BY AGE BY FIELD OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR FIRST MAJOR FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
Education with STEM degree
Estimate!!Total!!Male!!40 to 64 years!!Science and Engineering SEX BY AGE BY FIELD OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR FIRST MAJOR FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
Education with STEM degree
Estimate!!Total!!Male!!40 to 64 years!!Science and Engineering Related Fields SEX BY AGE BY FIELD OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR FIRST MAJOR FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
Northern Border Regional Commission Areas
