Burlington, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2509875, place: Burlington CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 17,977 (100%)
In labor force: 12,804 (71.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,786 (71.12%)
----Employed: 12,441 (69.21%)
----Unemployed: 345 (1.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 5,173 (28.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,295 (51.7%)
In labor force: 6,051 (33.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,051 (33.66%)
----Employed: 5,917 (32.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,949 (10.84%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,129 (6.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,210 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,574 (86.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 723 (5.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 371 (3.04%)
Walked: 116 (0.95%)
Other means: 89 (0.73%)
Worked at home: 337 (2.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,441 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,064 (48.74%)
Service occupations: 1,294 (10.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,403 (27.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 722 (5.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 936 (7.52%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.03%)
Construction: 556 (4.47%)
Manufacturing: 1,819 (14.62%)
Wholesale trade.: 447 (3.59%)
Retail trade: 1,743 (14.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 428 (3.44%)
Information: 527 (4.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 863 (6.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,878 (15.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,648 (21.28%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 570 (4.58%)
Other services (except public administration): 411 (3.3%)
Public administration: 547 (4.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,376 (83.4%)
Government workers: 1,496 (12.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 558 (4.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,315 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 194 (2.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 213 (2.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 480 (5.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 654 (7.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 869 (10.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,728 (20.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,584 (19.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,652 (19.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 559 (6.72%)
$200,000 or more: 382 (4.59%)
Median household income: $75,240

With earnings: 7,290 (87.67%)
--Mean earnings: $81,466
With Social Security income: 2,270 (27.3%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,966
With Supplemental Security Income: 211 (2.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,916
With public assistance income: 79 (0.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,605
With retirement income: 1,623 (19.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,148

Families: 6,428 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (1.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (0.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 256 (3.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 387 (6.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 653 (10.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,344 (20.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,399 (21.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,471 (22.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 486 (7.56%)
$200,000 or more: 314 (4.88%)
Median family income: $82,072

Per capita income: $30,732

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $55,635
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,486

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 81 (1.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (1.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (0.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 62 (0.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (0.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (0.28%)
Individuals: 434 (6.75%)
--18 years and over: 273 (4.25%)
----65 years and over: 56 (0.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 149 (2.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 129 (2.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 188 (2.92%)

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