Dudley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 11,850 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dudley is the 164th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dudley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dudley is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dudley who work in sales jobs (12.12%), management occupations (11.01%), and office and administrative support (10.91%). Also of interest is that Dudley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because there are quite a few people attending college in Dudley, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Dudley provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Overall, Dudley’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small town, Dudley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Dudley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.86% of adults in Dudley have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dudley in 2022 was $35,636, 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 $142,544 for a family of four. However, Dudley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dudley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dudley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dudley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dudley include Irish, Polish, French, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Dudley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
