Acushnet Center, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2500530, place: Acushnet Center CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,547 (100%)
In labor force: 1,664 (65.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,659 (65.14%)
----Employed: 1,613 (63.33%)
----Unemployed: 46 (1.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 883 (34.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,380 (54.18%)
In labor force: 832 (32.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 832 (32.67%)
----Employed: 817 (32.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 295 (11.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 295 (11.58%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,610 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,409 (87.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 66 (4.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.56%)
Walked: 59 (3.66%)
Other means: 6 (0.37%)
Worked at home: 61 (3.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,613 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 341 (21.14%)
Service occupations: 333 (20.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 379 (23.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 148 (9.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 398 (24.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.87%)
Construction: 58 (3.6%)
Manufacturing: 347 (21.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 34 (2.11%)
Retail trade: 192 (11.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 94 (5.83%)
Information: 17 (1.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 120 (7.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 101 (6.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 335 (20.77%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 141 (8.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 79 (4.9%)
Public administration: 81 (5.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,360 (84.31%)
Government workers: 160 (9.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 78 (4.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,224 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 96 (7.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (6.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 172 (14.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 163 (13.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 208 (16.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 278 (22.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 97 (7.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 81 (6.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (2.78%)
Median household income: $41,890

With earnings: 916 (74.84%)
--Mean earnings: $63,864
With Social Security income: 459 (37.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,053
With Supplemental Security Income: 63 (5.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,842
With public assistance income: 26 (2.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,350
With retirement income: 247 (20.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,513

Families: 875 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (0.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (2.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 97 (11.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 99 (11.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 186 (21.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 97 (11.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 72 (8.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (1.37%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (3.89%)
Median family income: $52,446

Per capita income: $21,181

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,321
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,087

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (2.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (1.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (1.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (1.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 188 (21.49%)
--18 years and over: 146 (16.69%)
----65 years and over: 60 (6.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 42 (4.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 42 (4.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 107 (12.23%)

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