Overview Gill - Bernardston is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,396 people and just one neighborhood, Gill - Bernardston is the 267th largest community in Massachusetts. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gill - Bernardston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gill - Bernardston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gill - Bernardston who work in management occupations (15.49%), office and administrative support (10.47%), and teaching (10.35%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Setting & Lifestyle 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!) Gill - Bernardston 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. Gill - Bernardston has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gill - Bernardston than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gill - Bernardston may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Gill - Bernardston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Gill - Bernardston Demographics The education level of Gill - Bernardston citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.10% of adults in Gill - Bernardston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Gill - Bernardston in 2022 was $43,411, 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 $173,644 for a family of four. However, Gill - Bernardston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gill - Bernardston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gill - Bernardston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gill - Bernardston include English, Irish, German, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Gill - Bernardston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.