Pembroke is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,927 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pembroke is the 109th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pembroke is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pembroke is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pembroke who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.03%), sales jobs (12.84%), and management occupations (11.10%).

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

In addition, Pembroke is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Pembroke is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pembroke 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, Pembroke has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pembroke's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Pembroke are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Pembroke, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.79 minutes every day commuting to work.

Pembroke Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Pembroke 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: 28.53% of adults in Pembroke have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pembroke in 2000 was $27,066, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,264 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Pembroke is English.