South Hadley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,196 people and four constituent neighborhoods, South Hadley is the 107th largest community in Massachusetts.

South Hadley is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, South Hadley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hadley who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.89%), teaching (11.16%), and management occupations (10.70%).

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

Because there are quite a few people attending college in South Hadley, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, South Hadley provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In addition, South Hadley is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Being a small town, South Hadley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

South Hadley Information and Demographics

The education level of South Hadley citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 32.94% of adults in South Hadley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Hadley in 2000 was $22,732, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,928 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in South Hadley are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in South Hadley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish, and French.