Raynham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,474 people and three associated neighborhoods, Raynham is the 135th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Raynham 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, Raynham isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Raynham are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Raynham is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Raynham who work in management occupations (13.83%), office and administrative support (11.97%), and sales jobs (10.72%). Also of interest is that Raynham 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: 11.07% 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 Raynham, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.94 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. Despite being a small town, Raynham has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Raynham are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.73% of adults in Raynham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Raynham in 2022 was $51,502, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,008 for a family of four. However, Raynham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Raynham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raynham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raynham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raynham include Irish, Portuguese, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Raynham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
