Marblehead is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 20,377 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Marblehead is the 89th largest community in Massachusetts. Marblehead has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Marblehead is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.83% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Marblehead is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marblehead who work in management occupations (18.01%), sales jobs (14.61%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.38%).

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

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

Marblehead, 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, Marblehead 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, Marblehead is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Marblehead a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Marblehead has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Marblehead's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Marblehead is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Marblehead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.69 minutes every day commuting to work.

Marblehead 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.

Marblehead Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Marblehead is a pretty powerful place. 61.50% of the adults in Marblehead 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 Marblehead in 2000 was $46,738, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,952 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Marblehead is English.