Amherst Center, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2501360, place: Amherst Center CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,255 (100%)
In labor force: 9,930 (61.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,918 (61.02%)
----Employed: 8,703 (53.54%)
----Unemployed: 1,215 (7.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.3%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 6,325 (38.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,610 (52.97%)
In labor force: 5,358 (32.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,358 (32.96%)
----Employed: 4,803 (29.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 309 (1.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 205 (1.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,413 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,120 (37.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 583 (6.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 459 (5.46%)
Walked: 3,510 (41.72%)
Other means: 250 (2.97%)
Worked at home: 491 (5.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,703 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,039 (46.41%)
Service occupations: 1,711 (19.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,339 (26.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 142 (1.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 463 (5.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (0.14%)
Construction: 36 (0.41%)
Manufacturing: 198 (2.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (0.56%)
Retail trade: 565 (6.49%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 135 (1.55%)
Information: 365 (4.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 178 (2.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 655 (7.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,760 (54.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,157 (13.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 451 (5.18%)
Public administration: 142 (1.63%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,964 (57.04%)
Government workers: 3,442 (39.55%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 297 (3.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,102 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 404 (13.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 242 (7.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 434 (13.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 452 (14.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 394 (12.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 429 (13.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 278 (8.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 289 (9.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 143 (4.61%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (1.19%)
Median household income: $35,754

With earnings: 2,548 (82.14%)
--Mean earnings: $52,843
With Social Security income: 649 (20.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,759
With Supplemental Security Income: 145 (4.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,245
With public assistance income: 53 (1.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,960
With retirement income: 492 (15.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,694

Families: 1,213 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (3.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (2.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 108 (8.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 127 (10.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 192 (15.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 267 (22.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 125 (10.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 192 (15.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 92 (7.58%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (2.31%)
Median family income: $57,050

Per capita income: $13,791

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,547
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,219

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 75 (6.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (5.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (2.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 57 (4.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (4.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (2.89%)
Individuals: 1,474 (121.52%)
--18 years and over: 1,349 (111.21%)
----65 years and over: 49 (4.04%)
--Related children under 18 years: 125 (10.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 78 (6.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,235 (101.81%)

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