Templeton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,387 people and two associated neighborhoods, Templeton is the 205th largest community in Massachusetts. Templeton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Of important note, Templeton is also a town of artists. Templeton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Templeton’s character.

Also of interest is that Templeton 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: 16.92% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Templeton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Templeton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Templeton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Templeton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.92% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Templeton in 2022 was $42,539, 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 $170,156 for a family of four. However, Templeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Templeton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Templeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Templeton include Irish, French, French Canadian, Polish, and Italian.

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