Dedham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 23,510 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Dedham is the 77th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dedham is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dedham is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dedham who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.10%), management occupations (11.79%), and sales jobs (10.55%).

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

In addition, Dedham is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Dedham Information and Demographics

The population of Dedham is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 32.97% of adults in Dedham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dedham in 2000 was $28,199, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,796 for a family of four.

The people who call Dedham home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dedham is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dedham include Irish, Italian, English, German, Lebanese, and Greek.

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