Easton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 22,299 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Easton is the 81st largest community in Massachusetts.

Easton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Easton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Easton who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.88%), sales jobs (13.68%), and management occupations (13.04%).

Easton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Easton enrolled in college, Easton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

In addition, Easton 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.

Easton 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, Easton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Easton 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.

Easton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Easton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.61% of adults in Easton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Easton in 2000 was $30,732, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,928 for a family of four. However, Easton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Easton is English.