About Bolton

Bolton is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,148 people and just one neighborhood, Bolton is the 268th largest community in Massachusetts.

Bolton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bolton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bolton who work in management occupations (20.29%), sales jobs (12.52%), and computer science and math (9.51%).

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

Of important note, Bolton is also a town of artists. Bolton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bolton's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Bolton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Bolton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bolton 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, Bolton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bolton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Bolton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bolton is a very car-oriented town. 97.62% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bolton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bolton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Bolton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Bolton is a pretty powerful place. 67.30% of the adults in Bolton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Bolton in 2000 was $42,542, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,168 for a family of four. However, Bolton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Bolton is English.