Middleborough is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 24,376 people and five associated neighborhoods, Middleborough is the 84th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Middleborough are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns, Middleborough isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Middleborough are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middleborough is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middleborough who work in management occupations (13.04%), office and administrative support (11.57%), and food service (6.39%). Also of interest is that Middleborough has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Middleborough telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Middleborough has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Middleborough has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Middleborough than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Middleborough may be for you. One downside of living in Middleborough, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.14 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Middleborough is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.36% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Middleborough in 2022 was $46,826, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,304 for a family of four. However, Middleborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Middleborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middleborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Middleborough include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Middleborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
