Scituate is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,863 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Scituate is the 102nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Scituate is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scituate is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scituate who work in management occupations (17.06%), sales jobs (12.42%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.76%).

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

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

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Scituate 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 Scituate is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scituate, the average commute to work is 38.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Scituate 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.

Scituate Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Scituate. 47.57% 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 Scituate in 2000 was $33,940, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,760 for a family of four. However, Scituate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Scituate is English.