Concord is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,993 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Concord is the 108th largest community in Massachusetts.

Concord is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Concord is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Concord who work in management occupations (18.25%), sales jobs (13.20%), and teaching (8.25%).

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.10% 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.

Concord, 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, Concord 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, Concord is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Concord really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Concord perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Concord Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Concord is a pretty powerful place. 66.11% of the adults in Concord 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 Concord in 2000 was $51,477, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,908 for a family of four. However, Concord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Concord is English. Some people also speak Spanish.