Williamstown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 9,189 people and two associated neighborhoods, Williamstown is the 214th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Williamstown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Williamstown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Williamstown is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamstown who work in teaching (30.72%), management occupations (12.35%), and office and administrative support (7.58%). Of important note, Williamstown is also a town of artists. Williamstown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Williamstown’s character. Also of interest is that Williamstown 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: 25.22% 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. Williamstown is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Williamstown to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One of the benefits of Williamstown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Williamstown. 68.40% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Williamstown in 2022 was $47,853, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,412 for a family of four. However, Williamstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamstown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williamstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Williamstown include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Williamstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
