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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Longmeadow is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 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.

East Longmeadow is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, East Longmeadow's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

East Longmeadow is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in East Longmeadow.

East Longmeadow 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.

East Longmeadow Information and Demographics

The citizens of East Longmeadow are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.