Walpole is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 22,824 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Walpole is the 79th largest community in Massachusetts.

Walpole is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walpole is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walpole who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.55%), management occupations (13.50%), and sales jobs (11.53%).

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

In addition, Walpole 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.

Walpole 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, Walpole's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Walpole, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Walpole 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.

Walpole Information and Demographics

The citizens of Walpole are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.84% of adults in Walpole have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Walpole in 2000 was $32,117, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,468 for a family of four. However, Walpole contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Walpole is English. Some people also speak Spanish.