Sunderland - Whately is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 5,270 people and just one neighborhood, Sunderland - Whately is the 248th largest community in Massachusetts.
Sunderland - Whately is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sunderland - Whately is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunderland - Whately who work in teaching (22.44%), office and administrative support (9.83%), and food service (8.04%).
Also of interest is that Sunderland - Whately has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sunderland - Whately telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Sunderland - Whately. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Sunderland - Whately.
Even though Sunderland - Whately is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sunderland - Whately, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sunderland - Whately is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Sunderland - Whately in 2022 was $45,251, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,004 for a family of four. However, Sunderland - Whately contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sunderland - Whately is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sunderland - Whately home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunderland - Whately residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sunderland - Whately include Polish, Irish, Italian, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Sunderland - Whately is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Portuguese.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.6% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Massachusetts, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Massachusetts.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 4.9% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sunderland - Whately are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.4% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 50.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 19.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.0%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.9% of households. Some people also speak Chinese (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Sunderland - Whately, MA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Polish (24.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.7%), and residents who report Italian roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (11.3%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (9.6%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (70.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.5%) and 6.1% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.