About Hadley

Hadley is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,793 people and just one neighborhood, Hadley is the 255th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hadley is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hadley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hadley who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.83%), teaching (12.71%), and management occupations (10.48%).

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

In addition, Hadley 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Hadley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hadley Information and Demographics

The education level of Hadley citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.25% of adults in Hadley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hadley in 2000 was $24,945, 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 $99,780 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Hadley is English. Some people also speak Polish.