Ludlow is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 21,209 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Ludlow is the 84th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, Ludlow isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ludlow are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ludlow is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ludlow who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.17%), sales jobs (11.03%), and teaching (6.11%).

Ludlow 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 Ludlow.

Ludlow Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Ludlow who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.76% of the adults in Ludlow have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ludlow in 2000 was $20,105, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,420 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in Ludlow are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Ludlow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish.