Dudley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 11,850 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dudley is the 164th largest community in Massachusetts.Dudley is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dudley is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dudley who work in sales jobs (12.12%), management occupations (11.01%), and office and administrative support (10.91%). Also of interest is that Dudley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Dudley is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Dudley enrolled in college, Dudley has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. The overall crime rate in Dudley 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. As is often the case in a small town, Dudley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Dudley is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.86% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.
