Northbridge is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,337 people and three associated neighborhoods, Northbridge is the 124th largest community in Massachusetts.
Also of interest is that Northbridge 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 Northbridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.71% 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.
In Northbridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Northbridge 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: 33.71% of adults in Northbridge have a college degree.
The per capita income in Northbridge in 2022 was $47,787, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,148 for a family of four. However, Northbridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Northbridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Northbridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Northbridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Northbridge include Irish, Italian, English, French, and German.
The most common language spoken in Northbridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.