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Laconia, New Hampshire: commercial real estate data.
Laconia is a Census city of 17,085 people across 19.84 square miles of land, in Belknap County. Median household income is $73,218, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laconia
What Laconia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area19.84 sq mi
- Water area6.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land861
- County holding the largest share of its areaBelknap County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laconia
How many people live in Laconia
- Population17,085
- Median age45.3
- Population under 183,151
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,896
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent
- Households7,226
- Family households4,151
- Share of households that are families57.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laconia
Income and work in Laconia
- Median household income$73,218
- Per capita income$46,872
- Civilian labor force9,283
- Employed8,993
- Unemployed290 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over12,866
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laconia
Housing in Laconia
- Housing units10,322
- Occupied units7,226
- Vacant units3,096
- Vacancy rate30.0 percent
- Owner occupied4,641
- Renter occupied2,585
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$340,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,224
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units6,556
- Share single family63.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,368
- Share in buildings of two or more32.6 percent
- Mobile homes398 plus or minus 170
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laconia
How Laconia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,603
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,548
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,517 plus or minus 359
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laconia
SBA loans in Laconia (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$12,505,600
- Average approval$297,752
- Median approval$60,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$524,500
- Largest approval$3,830,000
- Jobs supported277
- Jobs per approval6.6
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.4 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laconia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laconia
SBA loans in Laconia (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$5,476,000
- Average approval$391,143
- Median approval$256,500
- Largest approval$1,123,000
- Jobs supported107
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laconia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laconia
Flood risk in Laconia
- NFIP communityCity of Laconia
- NFIP community number330005
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/80
The City of Laconia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 330005 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Belknap County, not Laconia
Belknap County context, not Laconia figures
- Establishments in Belknap County1,905
- Covered employment, Belknap County25,854
- Average annual pay, Belknap County$56,999
- Housing units permitted, Belknap County282
Every figure in this section is published for Belknap County as a whole and is not a measurement of Laconia.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Laconia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laconia, New Hampshire?
17,085, in 7,226 households. Laconia city covers 19.84 square miles of land, which is 861 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Laconia in?
Belknap County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Laconia?
$73,218. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $340,300. Median gross rent is $1,224 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Laconia businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $60,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $5.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laconia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Laconia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Laconia. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Laconia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Laconia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Laconia, city of, community 330005, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Laconia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Belknap County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Laconia.
Is zoning published for Laconia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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