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Randolph, MA
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Living in Randolph



Randolph is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 34,530 people and six associated neighborhoods, Randolph is the 49th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in Randolph 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 Randolph has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Randolph is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Randolph, the average commute to work is 36.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Randolph is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Randolph, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The overall education level of Randolph citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.42% of adults in Randolph have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Randolph in 2018 was $42,525, 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 $170,100 for a family of four. However, Randolph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Randolph is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Randolph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Randolph residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Randolph also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Randolph include Haitian, Irish, Italian, English, and African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Randolph's cultural character, accounting for 36.00% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Randolph is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.