Abington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,965 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abington is the 119th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Abington 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Abington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Abington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abington who work in management occupations (14.18%), office and administrative support (9.94%), and sales jobs (8.97%). Also of interest is that Abington 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: 11.36% 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 Abington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.08 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. In Abington, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Abington is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Abington is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.82% of adults in Abington have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Abington in 2022 was $48,725, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,900 for a family of four. However, Abington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Abington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Abington include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Cape Verdean. The most common language spoken in Abington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
