Taunton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 61,936 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Taunton is the 22nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Taunton 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: 8.03% 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.

One downside of living in Taunton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.33 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Taunton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Taunton, 23.95% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Taunton in 2022 was $38,819, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,276 for a family of four. However, Taunton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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