Brockton, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2509000, place: Brockton city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 70,803 (100%)
In labor force: 45,670 (64.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 45,620 (64.43%)
----Employed: 42,560 (60.11%)
----Unemployed: 3,060 (4.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 50 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 25,133 (35.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 37,619 (53.13%)
In labor force: 22,751 (32.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,745 (32.12%)
----Employed: 21,379 (30.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,406 (10.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,034 (7.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 41,523 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 30,282 (72.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,285 (15.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3,117 (7.51%)
Walked: 956 (2.3%)
Other means: 442 (1.06%)
Worked at home: 441 (1.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 42,560 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 10,178 (23.91%)
Service occupations: 7,654 (17.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 12,755 (29.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,291 (7.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 8,673 (20.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 78 (0.18%)
Construction: 2,025 (4.76%)
Manufacturing: 6,163 (14.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,747 (4.1%)
Retail trade: 6,670 (15.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,364 (5.55%)
Information: 1,286 (3.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,068 (7.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,109 (7.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 9,119 (21.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,137 (7.37%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,260 (5.31%)
Public administration: 1,534 (3.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 35,723 (83.94%)
Government workers: 5,173 (12.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,617 (3.8%)
Unpaid family workers: 47 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 33,672 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,044 (12.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,611 (7.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,167 (12.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,095 (12.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,616 (16.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,954 (20.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,510 (10.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,016 (5.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 488 (1.45%)
$200,000 or more: 171 (0.51%)
Median household income: $39,507

With earnings: 26,207 (77.83%)
--Mean earnings: $50,715
With Social Security income: 8,668 (25.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,046
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,873 (8.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,646
With public assistance income: 1,878 (5.58%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,065
With retirement income: 4,981 (14.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,709

Families: 22,730 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,678 (7.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,264 (5.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,541 (11.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,688 (11.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,029 (17.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,326 (23.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,066 (13.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,591 (7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 383 (1.68%)
$200,000 or more: 164 (0.72%)
Median family income: $46,235

Per capita income: $17,163

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,255
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,886

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,740 (12.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,256 (9.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,076 (4.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,731 (7.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,611 (7.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 847 (3.73%)
Individuals: 13,390 (58.91%)
--18 years and over: 8,307 (36.55%)
----65 years and over: 1,284 (5.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,962 (21.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,582 (15.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,022 (17.69%)

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