Ayer, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2503040, place: Ayer CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,384 (100%)
In labor force: 1,629 (68.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,629 (68.33%)
----Employed: 1,603 (67.24%)
----Unemployed: 26 (1.09%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 755 (31.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,377 (57.76%)
In labor force: 822 (34.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 822 (34.48%)
----Employed: 796 (33.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 239 (10.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 171 (7.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,561 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,236 (79.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 142 (9.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 65 (4.16%)
Walked: 55 (3.52%)
Other means: 35 (2.24%)
Worked at home: 28 (1.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,603 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 540 (33.69%)
Service occupations: 279 (17.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 311 (19.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 215 (13.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 258 (16.09%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.87%)
Construction: 115 (7.17%)
Manufacturing: 396 (24.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 51 (3.18%)
Retail trade: 170 (10.61%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (1.25%)
Information: 15 (0.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 91 (5.68%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 127 (7.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 306 (19.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 98 (6.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 101 (6.3%)
Public administration: 99 (6.18%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,242 (77.48%)
Government workers: 256 (15.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 105 (6.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,217 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 142 (11.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 70 (5.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (9.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 98 (8.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 296 (24.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 207 (17.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 161 (13.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 100 (8.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.58%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.89%)
Median household income: $41,808

With earnings: 993 (81.59%)
--Mean earnings: $58,620
With Social Security income: 272 (22.35%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,061
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (4.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,191
With public assistance income: 24 (1.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,171
With retirement income: 160 (13.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,096

Families: 712 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (4.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (2.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (6.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 74 (10.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 175 (24.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 166 (23.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 111 (15.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (9.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (2.39%)
Median family income: $55,375

Per capita income: $23,574

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,879
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 37 (5.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (4.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (3.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (3.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.26%)
Individuals: 262 (36.8%)
--18 years and over: 206 (28.93%)
----65 years and over: 53 (7.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 56 (7.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 46 (6.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 135 (18.96%)

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