Middleborough is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 24,376 people and five associated neighborhoods, Middleborough is the 84th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in Middleborough 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 Middleborough 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: 9.29% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Middleborough has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Middleborough a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Middleborough, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.14 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Middleborough is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.36% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Middleborough in 2022 was $46,826, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,304 for a family of four. However, Middleborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Middleborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middleborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Middleborough include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Portuguese.

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