About Dalton

Dalton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 6,892 people and just one neighborhood, Dalton is the 221st largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns , Dalton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dalton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dalton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dalton who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.55%), sales jobs (9.13%), and teaching (7.75%).

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

In addition, Dalton 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.

One of the benefits of Dalton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.66 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Dalton is a very car-oriented town. 97.31% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dalton 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. Dalton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Dalton 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.

Dalton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Dalton 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: 28.00% of adults in Dalton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dalton in 2000 was $23,634, 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 $94,536 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Dalton is English.