Randolph is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 34,487 people and six associated neighborhoods, Randolph is the 49th largest community in Massachusetts.
Housing costs in Randolph 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.
Also of interest is that Randolph 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: 13.60% 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 Randolph, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.36 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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Randolph use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Randolph‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The population of Randolph is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.72% of adults in Randolph have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Randolph in 2022 was $47,660, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,640 for a family of four. However, Randolph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Randolph is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Randolph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Randolph residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Randolph also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Randolph include Haitian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, and English.
In addition, Randolph has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.08%).
The most common language spoken in Randolph is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.