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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blackstone is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blackstone is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blackstone who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), management occupations (12.60%), and healthcare (8.75%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.37% 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. Overall, Blackstone’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. In Blackstone, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.
