U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Belmont, MA

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.391546     Longitude: -71.174712
Population 24,194 (2000)
Elevation of Belmont, Massachusetts: 44 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2505105, place: Belmont CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,290 (100%)
In labor force: 13,042 (67.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,016 (67.48%)
----Employed: 12,719 (65.94%)
----Unemployed: 297 (1.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 26 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 6,248 (32.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,476 (54.31%)
In labor force: 6,424 (33.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,417 (33.27%)
----Employed: 6,260 (32.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,638 (8.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,036 (5.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,619 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,827 (69.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,227 (9.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,526 (12.09%)
Walked: 191 (1.51%)
Other means: 184 (1.46%)
Worked at home: 664 (5.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,719 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,635 (67.89%)
Service occupations: 942 (7.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,358 (18.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 425 (3.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 352 (2.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.11%)
Construction: 383 (3.01%)
Manufacturing: 880 (6.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 214 (1.68%)
Retail trade: 801 (6.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 277 (2.18%)
Information: 650 (5.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,156 (9.09%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,811 (22.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,942 (30.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 422 (3.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 501 (3.94%)
Public administration: 668 (5.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,821 (77.22%)
Government workers: 1,765 (13.88%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,084 (8.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 49 (0.39%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,717 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 425 (4.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 318 (3.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 609 (6.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 617 (6.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,000 (10.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,572 (16.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,470 (15.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,887 (19.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 772 (7.94%)
$200,000 or more: 1,047 (10.77%)
Median household income: $80,295

With earnings: 7,937 (81.68%)
--Mean earnings: $100,697
With Social Security income: 2,653 (27.3%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,653
With Supplemental Security Income: 170 (1.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,035
With public assistance income: 90 (0.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,046
With retirement income: 1,589 (16.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,441

Families: 6,517 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 163 (2.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 76 (1.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 244 (3.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 260 (3.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 555 (8.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,024 (15.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,065 (16.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,533 (23.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 672 (10.31%)
$200,000 or more: 925 (14.19%)
Median family income: $95,057

Per capita income: $42,485

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $64,579
Female full-time, year-round workers: $45,505

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 234 (3.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 140 (2.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (0.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 99 (1.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (1.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 1,058 (16.23%)
--18 years and over: 832 (12.77%)
----65 years and over: 208 (3.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 212 (3.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 175 (2.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 419 (6.43%)

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