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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Raynham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. A relatively large number of people in Raynham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Raynham, the average commute to work is 33.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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 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.
