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Attleboro, MA
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Living in Attleboro



Attleboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 46,601 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Attleboro is the 29th largest community in Massachusetts.

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

A relatively large number of people in Attleboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Attleboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Attleboro, the average commute to work is 30.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Attleboro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.28% of adults in Attleboro have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Attleboro in 2018 was $43,124, 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 $172,496 for a family of four. However, Attleboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Attleboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Attleboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Attleboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Attleboro include Irish, English, Italian, French, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Attleboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.