About Hopkinton

Hopkinton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 13,346 people and just one neighborhood, Hopkinton is the 141st largest community in Massachusetts.

Hopkinton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hopkinton is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopkinton who work in management occupations (20.94%), office and administrative support jobs (13.21%), and sales jobs (11.85%).

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

Hopkinton, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Hopkinton is also home to many people who can 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.

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

In Hopkinton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Hopkinton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Hopkinton is a pretty powerful place. 57.70% of the adults in Hopkinton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Hopkinton in 2000 was $41,469, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,876 for a family of four. However, Hopkinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Hopkinton is English.