Acton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 20,331 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Acton is the 91st largest community in Massachusetts.

Acton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Acton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Acton who work in management occupations (18.34%), computer science and math (12.00%), and sales jobs (10.79%).

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

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

In addition to being popular with young singles, Acton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Acton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Acton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Acton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Acton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Acton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Acton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Acton Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Acton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Acton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.29% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Acton in 2000 was $41,901, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,604 for a family of four. However, Acton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Acton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Acton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Acton include Irish, Italian, English, German, Polish, Scottish, French, Russian, French Canadian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Acton is English. Some people also speak Chinese.