Duxbury is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 14,248 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Duxbury is the 129th largest community in Massachusetts.

Duxbury is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Duxbury is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duxbury who work in management occupations (20.12%), sales jobs (18.44%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.33%).

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

In addition, Duxbury 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.

Because of many things, Duxbury 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, Duxbury really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Duxbury 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.

One of the nice things about Duxbury is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Duxbury, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Duxbury Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Duxbury is a pretty powerful place. 59.62% of the adults in Duxbury 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 Duxbury in 2000 was $40,242, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,968 for a family of four. However, Duxbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Duxbury is English.