South Hadley is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 18,046 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Hadley is the 112th largest community in Massachusetts.South Hadley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.01% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Hadley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hadley who work in teaching (12.35%), sales jobs (11.70%), and management occupations (10.97%). Also of interest is that South Hadley 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: 15.82% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in South Hadley, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, South Hadley provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The education level of South Hadley ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in South Hadley, 49.05% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in South Hadley in 2022 was $50,904, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,616 for a family of four. However, South Hadley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Hadley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Hadley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Hadley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Hadley include Irish, French, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in South Hadley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
