About Hatfield

Hatfield is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 3,249 people and just one neighborhood, Hatfield is the 284th largest community in Massachusetts. Hatfield has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Hatfield is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hatfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hatfield who work in management occupations (12.80%), office and administrative support jobs (12.80%), and sales jobs (9.68%).

In addition, Hatfield 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.

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

Hatfield is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Hatfield, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.87% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Hatfield is a relatively small town, but even so, a fairly large number of people use taxis to get to and from work. Many of these people travel out of town to the central city in the region.

Hatfield Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Hatfield 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: 28.90% of adults in Hatfield have a college degree.

The per capita income in Hatfield in 2000 was $24,813, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,252 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Hatfield is English. Some people also speak Polish.