Acton is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,431 people and two associated neighborhoods, Acton is the 459th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Acton 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 California.

Of important note, Acton is also a town of artists. Acton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Acton’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Acton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.19% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Acton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Acton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Acton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Acton may be for you.

In Acton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Acton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.84% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Acton in 2022 was $48,536, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,144 for a family of four. However, Acton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Acton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Acton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Acton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Acton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Acton include German, English, Italian, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Acton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.