In addition, Dudley is a college town. There are a lot of students in Dudley attending college, and as a result Dudley provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Dudley is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Dudley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.86% of adults in Dudley have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Dudley in 2022 was $35,636, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,544 for a family of four. However, Dudley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dudley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dudley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dudley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dudley include Irish, Polish, French, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Dudley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
