Shrewsbury is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 31,640 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Shrewsbury is the 48th largest community in Massachusetts.

Shrewsbury is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Shrewsbury is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shrewsbury who work in management occupations (14.82%), sales jobs (12.56%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.96%).

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

In addition, Shrewsbury 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.

"If you live in Shrewsbury, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Shrewsbury residents do (97%). Shrewsbury is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Shrewsbury Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shrewsbury, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shrewsbury is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 46.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2000 was $31,570, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,280 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Shrewsbury is English.