Because there are quite a few people attending college in Dartmouth, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Dartmouth provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Dartmouth is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
The education level of Dartmouth citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.23% of adults in Dartmouth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dartmouth in 2018 was $48,710, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,840 for a family of four. However, Dartmouth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dartmouth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dartmouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dartmouth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dartmouth include Portuguese, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Dartmouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
