About Belchertown

Belchertown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 12,968 people and just one neighborhood, Belchertown is the 147th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belchertown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belchertown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belchertown who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.99%), sales jobs (11.61%), and management occupations (7.95%).

Belchertown is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Belchertown.

Belchertown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Belchertown Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Belchertown citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.47% of adults in Belchertown have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Belchertown in 2000 was $21,938, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,752 for a family of four.

The people who call Belchertown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belchertown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belchertown include Irish, French, French Canadian, Polish, English, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Belchertown is English.