Tewksbury is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 30,833 people and six associated neighborhoods, Tewksbury is the 57th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Tewksbury 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.Tewksbury is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tewksbury is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tewksbury who work in office and administrative support (12.49%), management occupations (10.48%), and healthcare (10.30%). Also of interest is that Tewksbury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Tewksbury, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Tewksbury are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.62% of adults in Tewksbury have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tewksbury in 2022 was $54,374, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,496 for a family of four. The people who call Tewksbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tewksbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tewksbury include Irish, Italian, English, Portuguese, and German. The most common language spoken in Tewksbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
