About Upton

Upton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 5,642 people and just one neighborhood, Upton is the 241st largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Upton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Upton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Upton who work in management occupations (16.46%), sales jobs (10.24%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.88%).

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

Upton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Upton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Upton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.93 minutes every day commuting to work.

Upton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Upton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.31% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Upton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Upton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 44.90% of adults in Upton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Upton in 2000 was $34,924, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,696 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Upton is English.