Braintree is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 33,828 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Braintree is the 44th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, Braintree isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Braintree are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Braintree is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Braintree who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.06%), sales jobs (11.89%), and management occupations (11.13%).

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

In addition, Braintree 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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Braintree are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Braintree Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Braintree is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.80% of adults in Braintree have a college degree.

The per capita income in Braintree in 2000 was $28,683, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,732 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Braintree is English.