Abington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,965 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abington is the 119th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Abington 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.Abington is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Abington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abington who work in management occupations (14.18%), office and administrative support (9.94%), and sales jobs (8.97%). Also of interest is that Abington 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: 11.36% 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 Abington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.08 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 Abington is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Abington ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Abington, 40.82% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Abington in 2022 was $48,725, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,900 for a family of four. However, Abington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Abington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Abington include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Cape Verdean. The most common language spoken in Abington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
