South Hadley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,196 people and four constituent neighborhoods, South Hadley is the 107th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns, South Hadley isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in South Hadley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Hadley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hadley who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.89%), teaching (11.16%), and management occupations (10.70%).

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

In addition, South Hadley is a college town. There are a lot of students in South Hadley attending college, and as a result South Hadley provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

In addition, South Hadley is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Being a small town, South Hadley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

South Hadley Information and Demographics

The education level of South Hadley citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 32.94% of adults in South Hadley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Hadley in 2000 was $22,732, 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 $90,928 for a family of four.

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

The languages spoken by people in South Hadley 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 South Hadley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish, and French.