General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2502690, place: Attleboro city, Massachusetts)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 32,449 (100%)
In labor force: 22,914 (70.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,907 (70.59%)
----Employed: 22,063 (67.99%)
----Unemployed: 844 (2.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 9,535 (29.38%)
Females 16 years and over: 17,012 (52.43%)
In labor force: 10,860 (33.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,860 (33.47%)
----Employed: 10,537 (32.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,396 (10.47%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,298 (7.08%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 21,540 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,276 (80.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,199 (10.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,131 (5.25%)
Walked: 351 (1.63%)
Other means: 168 (0.78%)
Worked at home: 415 (1.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 22,063 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,403 (33.55%)
Service occupations: 2,698 (12.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,863 (26.57%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,785 (8.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,291 (19.45%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 63 (0.29%)
Construction: 1,357 (6.15%)
Manufacturing: 5,549 (25.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 951 (4.31%)
Retail trade: 2,676 (12.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 813 (3.68%)
Information: 650 (2.95%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,388 (6.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,826 (8.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,178 (18.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,115 (5.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 777 (3.52%)
Public administration: 720 (3.26%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 18,827 (85.33%)
Government workers: 2,070 (9.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,144 (5.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.1%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 16,021 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,123 (7.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 739 (4.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,620 (10.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,696 (10.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,664 (16.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,060 (25.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,278 (14.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,393 (8.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 284 (1.77%)
$200,000 or more: 164 (1.02%)
Median household income: $50,807
With earnings: 13,429 (83.82%)
--Mean earnings: $59,859
With Social Security income: 3,894 (24.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,571
With Supplemental Security Income: 660 (4.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,455
With public assistance income: 365 (2.28%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,768
With retirement income: 2,233 (13.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,421
Families: 11,035 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 291 (2.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 195 (1.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 908 (8.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,089 (9.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,820 (16.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,129 (28.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,972 (17.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,242 (11.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 247 (2.24%)
$200,000 or more: 142 (1.29%)
Median family income: $59,112
Per capita income: $22,660
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,331
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,769
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 407 (3.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 282 (2.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 111 (1.01%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 185 (1.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 160 (1.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (0.47%)
Individuals: 2,539 (23.01%)
--18 years and over: 1,914 (17.34%)
----65 years and over: 485 (4.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 573 (5.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 453 (4.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,284 (11.64%)
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