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North Attleborough, MA
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Living in North Attleborough



North Attleborough is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 30,930 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, North Attleborough is the 59th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in North Attleborough are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In North Attleborough, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in North Attleborough use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of North Attleborough‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of North Attleborough ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in North Attleborough, 44.59% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in North Attleborough in 2018 was $47,877, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,508 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in North Attleborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.