Raynham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,861 people and three associated neighborhoods, Raynham is the 135th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Raynham 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.Raynham is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Raynham is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Raynham who work in management occupations (17.98%), sales jobs (9.98%), and office and administrative support (9.49%). Also of interest is that Raynham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Raynham, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.19 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small town, Raynham has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Raynham are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.75% of adults in Raynham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Raynham in 2022 was $57,548, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $230,192 for a family of four. However, Raynham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Raynham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raynham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raynham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raynham include Irish, Italian, English, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean. The most common language spoken in Raynham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
