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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Braintree is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

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

The overall education level of Braintree citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.80% of adults in Braintree have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.