Chatham, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2512960, place: Chatham CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,527 (100%)
In labor force: 788 (51.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 758 (49.64%)
----Employed: 727 (47.61%)
----Unemployed: 31 (2.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 30 (1.96%)
Not in labor force: 739 (48.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 803 (52.59%)
In labor force: 382 (25.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 382 (25.02%)
----Employed: 365 (23.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 41 (2.69%)
All parents in family in labor force: 28 (1.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 742 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 528 (71.16%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 32 (4.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.08%)
Walked: 110 (14.82%)
Other means: 36 (4.85%)
Worked at home: 28 (3.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 16 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 727 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 318 (43.74%)
Service occupations: 138 (18.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 178 (24.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (3.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 47 (6.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 20 (2.75%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (3.58%)
Construction: 78 (10.73%)
Manufacturing: 24 (3.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 126 (17.33%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (2.48%)
Information: 14 (1.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 74 (10.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (7.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 139 (19.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 130 (17.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (3.85%)
Public administration: 17 (2.34%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 514 (70.7%)
Government workers: 91 (12.52%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 122 (16.78%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 790 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 65 (8.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (10.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 123 (15.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (10%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (8.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (12.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 148 (18.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 55 (6.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 44 (5.57%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (3.04%)
Median household income: $47,037

With earnings: 505 (63.92%)
--Mean earnings: $54,898
With Social Security income: 414 (52.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,181
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (1.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,647
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 204 (25.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,472

Families: 431 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (0.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (5.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 41 (9.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (7.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (10.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (21.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 98 (22.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (8.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (9.05%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (4.18%)
Median family income: $65,938

Per capita income: $28,542

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,417
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,339

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 4 (0.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 130 (30.16%)
--18 years and over: 123 (28.54%)
----65 years and over: 56 (12.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2 (0.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2 (0.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 119 (27.61%)

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