East Longmeadow is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 14,100 people and two constituent neighborhoods, East Longmeadow is the 132nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, East Longmeadow isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in East Longmeadow are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Longmeadow is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Longmeadow who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.11%), sales jobs (13.66%), and management occupations (10.25%).

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

In addition, East Longmeadow 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.

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

For most residents of East Longmeadow, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.5% of people in East Longmeadow drive alone to work on most days, making East Longmeadow a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of East Longmeadow's landscape.

Being a small town, East Longmeadow does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

East Longmeadow Information and Demographics

The education level of East Longmeadow citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 32.79% of adults in East Longmeadow have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Longmeadow in 2000 was $27,659, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,636 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in East Longmeadow is English.