About Stow

Stow is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 5,902 people and just one neighborhood, Stow is the 239th largest community in Massachusetts.

Stow is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Stow is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stow who work in management occupations (14.97%), office and administrative support jobs (11.09%), and teaching (9.91%).

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

In addition, Stow 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.

Because of many things, Stow is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stow a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stow has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stow's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Stow, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.10 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Stow Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Stow is a pretty powerful place. 61.86% of the adults in Stow 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 Stow in 2000 was $38,260, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,040 for a family of four. However, Stow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Stow is English.