U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Agawam, MA

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.071961     Longitude: -72.644097
Population 28,599 (2005)
Elevation of Agawam, Massachusetts: 90 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2500765, place: Agawam city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 22,817 (100%)
In labor force: 15,525 (68.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,511 (67.98%)
----Employed: 14,871 (65.18%)
----Unemployed: 640 (2.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 7,292 (31.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,215 (53.53%)
In labor force: 7,537 (33.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,537 (33.03%)
----Employed: 7,306 (32.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,837 (8.05%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,165 (5.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,676 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,118 (89.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,000 (6.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 75 (0.51%)
Walked: 139 (0.95%)
Other means: 23 (0.16%)
Worked at home: 321 (2.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,871 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,939 (33.21%)
Service occupations: 2,102 (14.13%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,531 (30.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,184 (7.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,093 (14.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 70 (0.47%)
Construction: 715 (4.81%)
Manufacturing: 2,161 (14.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 666 (4.48%)
Retail trade: 1,917 (12.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,108 (7.45%)
Information: 278 (1.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,363 (9.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,079 (7.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,144 (21.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 942 (6.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 775 (5.21%)
Public administration: 653 (4.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,909 (80.08%)
Government workers: 1,996 (13.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 919 (6.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 47 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,271 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 660 (5.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 572 (5.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,034 (9.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,339 (11.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,113 (18.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,775 (24.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,606 (14.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 965 (8.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 153 (1.36%)
$200,000 or more: 54 (0.48%)
Median household income: $49,390

With earnings: 9,192 (81.55%)
--Mean earnings: $55,650
With Social Security income: 3,253 (28.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,029
With Supplemental Security Income: 315 (2.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,806
With public assistance income: 170 (1.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,847
With retirement income: 2,027 (17.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,544

Families: 7,447 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 206 (2.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 175 (2.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 407 (5.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 701 (9.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,438 (19.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,150 (28.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,346 (18.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 874 (11.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 105 (1.41%)
$200,000 or more: 45 (0.6%)
Median family income: $59,088

Per capita income: $22,562

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,924
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,428

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 317 (4.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 197 (2.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 119 (1.6%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 141 (1.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (1.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 78 (1.05%)
Individuals: 1,537 (20.64%)
--18 years and over: 1,117 (15%)
----65 years and over: 305 (4.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 405 (5.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 267 (3.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 571 (7.67%)

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