Northborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 14,013 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Northborough is the 133rd largest community in Massachusetts.

Northborough is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Northborough is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northborough who work in management occupations (15.83%), sales jobs (13.16%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.07%).

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

In addition, Northborough 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.

Northborough is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Northborough's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Northborough, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.6% of people in Northborough drive alone to work on most days, making Northborough a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Northborough's landscape.

Northborough is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Northborough Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Northborough is a pretty powerful place. 51.05% of the adults in Northborough have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Northborough in 2000 was $32,889, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,556 for a family of four. However, Northborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Northborough is English.