Blackstone is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 9,210 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blackstone is the 190th largest community in Massachusetts.Blackstone is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Blackstone is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blackstone who work in management occupations (13.21%), office and administrative support (11.83%), and healthcare (8.80%). Also of interest is that Blackstone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The overall crime rate in Blackstone is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Blackstone is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Blackstone, the average commute to work is 35.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Blackstone are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.64% of adults in Blackstone have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Blackstone in 2022 was $50,874, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,496 for a family of four. Blackstone is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blackstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blackstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blackstone include Irish, French, English, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Blackstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
