Natick is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 32,170 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Natick is the 47th largest community in Massachusetts.

Natick is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Natick is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Natick who work in management occupations (14.37%), office and administrative support jobs (12.50%), and sales jobs (11.14%).

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

Natick, 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, Natick 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.

Natick Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Natick. 52.53% 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 Natick in 2000 was $36,358, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,432 for a family of four. However, Natick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Natick is English.