Raynham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,649 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 (16.76%), office and administrative support (10.12%), and business and financial occupations (9.77%). 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: 10.81% 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. In Raynham, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Raynham is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The citizens of Raynham are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.18% of adults in Raynham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Raynham in 2022 was $53,159, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $212,636 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 French. The most common language spoken in Raynham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
