Scituate is a somewhat small town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 10,409 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Scituate is the 29th largest community in Rhode Island.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.45% 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.
Because of many things, Scituate is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Scituate really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Scituate perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Scituate, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Scituate is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.43% of adults in Scituate have a college degree.
The per capita income in Scituate in 2018 was $50,027, which is wealthy relative to Rhode Island and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,108 for a family of four.
The people who call Scituate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scituate residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Scituate include Italian, Irish, English, French, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Scituate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.