Blackstone is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 9,374 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blackstone is the 190th largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Blackstone 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: 17.37% 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.

The overall crime rate in Blackstone is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Blackstone is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Blackstone, the average commute to work is 34.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Blackstone is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.88% of adults in Blackstone have a college degree.

The per capita income in Blackstone in 2022 was $49,647, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,588 for a family of four. However, Blackstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Blackstone is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blackstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blackstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blackstone include Irish, French, Italian, English, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Blackstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.