Dracut is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 28,562 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Dracut is the 59th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, Dracut isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dracut are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dracut is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dracut who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.28%), sales jobs (9.62%), and management occupations (7.23%).

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

One of the nice things about Dracut 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.

Dracut is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Dracut.

Dracut Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Dracut who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.13% of adults in Dracut have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dracut in 2000 was $23,750, 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 $95,000 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Dracut is English. Some people also speak French.