Weymouth is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 53,988 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Weymouth is the 22nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Weymouth is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Weymouth is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weymouth who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.55%), sales jobs (10.94%), and management occupations (9.78%).

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

In addition, Weymouth 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.

One of the nice things about Weymouth is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Weymouth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Weymouth Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Weymouth citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.05% of adults in Weymouth have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Weymouth in 2000 was $24,976, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,904 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Weymouth is English.