Mansfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 24,077 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mansfield is the 86th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Mansfield are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns, Mansfield isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mansfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mansfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mansfield who work in management occupations (12.98%), office and administrative support (12.18%), and business and financial occupations (8.79%). Also of interest is that Mansfield 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: 20.02% 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 Mansfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mansfield, the average commute to work is 32.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mansfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mansfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.14% 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 Mansfield in 2022 was $60,638, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,552 for a family of four. Mansfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mansfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mansfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mansfield include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French. The most common language spoken in Mansfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Langs. of India.
