Mansfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 23,862 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.Mansfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (12.64%), office and administrative support (11.39%), and business and financial occupations (8.72%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Mansfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.38% 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. In Mansfield, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.83 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. For the size of the town, public transportation in Mansfield is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Mansfield, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Mansfield is a pretty powerful place. 51.46% of the adults in Mansfield have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Mansfield in 2022 was $61,744, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $246,976 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.
