Hingham is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 19,882 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Hingham is the 94th largest community in Massachusetts.

Hingham is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.01% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hingham is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hingham who work in management occupations (15.82%), sales jobs (14.67%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.76%).

Of important note, Hingham is also a town of artists. Hingham has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hingham's character.

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

In addition, Hingham 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, Hingham 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, Hingham really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hingham 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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Hingham are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Hingham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hingham, the average commute to work is 33.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Hingham Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hingham. 57.52% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hingham in 2000 was $41,703, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,812 for a family of four. However, Hingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Hingham is English.