Keene is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 22,917 people and five associated neighborhoods, Keene is the 12th largest community in New Hampshire. Keene has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Keene is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Keene enrolled in college, Keene has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Keene, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the benefits of Keene is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Keene are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.41% of adults in Keene have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Keene in 2022 was $39,551, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,204 for a family of four. However, Keene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Keene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keene residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Keene include English, Irish, Italian, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Keene is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.