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Randolph, MA
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Living in Randolph



Randolph is a medium-sized city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 34,487 people and six associated neighborhoods, Randolph is the 49th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in Randolph 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 Randolph has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Randolph telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.60% 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.

One downside of living in Randolph is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Randolph, the average commute to work is 37.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Randolph is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Randolph area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of Randolph are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.72% of adults in Randolph have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Randolph in 2022 was $47,660, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,640 for a family of four. However, Randolph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Randolph is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Randolph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Randolph residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Randolph also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Randolph include Haitian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, and English.

Randolph also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.08%.

The most common language spoken in Randolph is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.