Buzzards Bay, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2510015, place: Buzzards Bay CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,983 (100%)
In labor force: 1,853 (62.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,835 (61.52%)
----Employed: 1,503 (50.39%)
----Unemployed: 332 (11.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 18.1%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.6%)
Not in labor force: 1,130 (37.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,303 (43.68%)
In labor force: 749 (25.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 737 (24.71%)
----Employed: 688 (23.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 155 (5.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 94 (3.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,479 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,098 (74.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 202 (13.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 16 (1.08%)
Walked: 94 (6.36%)
Other means: 17 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 52 (3.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,503 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 376 (25.02%)
Service occupations: 285 (18.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 413 (27.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.86%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 236 (15.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 180 (11.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (1.66%)
Construction: 187 (12.44%)
Manufacturing: 97 (6.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (1.6%)
Retail trade: 232 (15.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 72 (4.79%)
Information: 39 (2.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 47 (3.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 68 (4.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 340 (22.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 160 (10.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 142 (9.45%)
Public administration: 70 (4.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,059 (70.46%)
Government workers: 280 (18.63%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 158 (10.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,159 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 113 (9.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 77 (6.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 128 (11.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 196 (16.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 220 (18.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 176 (15.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 170 (14.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 51 (4.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (1.73%)
Median household income: $39,750

With earnings: 878 (75.75%)
--Mean earnings: $47,714
With Social Security income: 363 (31.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,046
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (5.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,170
With public assistance income: 19 (1.64%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,121
With retirement income: 297 (25.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,265

Families: 777 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (6.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (3.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 84 (10.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 131 (16.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 150 (19.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 145 (18.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 137 (17.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (4.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.8%)
Median family income: $42,165

Per capita income: $18,304

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,702
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,801

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 65 (8.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (5.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (3.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 42 (5.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (4.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (2.32%)
Individuals: 256 (32.95%)
--18 years and over: 185 (23.81%)
----65 years and over: 36 (4.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 62 (7.98%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (4.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 101 (13%)

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