Chicopee, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2513660, place: Chicopee city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 43,773 (100%)
In labor force: 27,298 (62.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 27,112 (61.94%)
----Employed: 25,804 (58.95%)
----Unemployed: 1,308 (2.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 186 (0.42%)
Not in labor force: 16,475 (37.64%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,422 (53.51%)
In labor force: 13,285 (30.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,257 (30.29%)
----Employed: 12,623 (28.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,356 (7.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,093 (4.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 25,440 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 20,879 (82.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,907 (11.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 363 (1.43%)
Walked: 700 (2.75%)
Other means: 240 (0.94%)
Worked at home: 351 (1.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 25,804 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,892 (22.83%)
Service occupations: 4,312 (16.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,067 (27.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 40 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,447 (9.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 6,046 (23.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 56 (0.22%)
Construction: 1,071 (4.15%)
Manufacturing: 5,757 (22.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 942 (3.65%)
Retail trade: 3,523 (13.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,699 (6.58%)
Information: 667 (2.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,489 (5.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,346 (5.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,967 (19.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,895 (7.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,307 (5.07%)
Public administration: 1,085 (4.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 20,916 (81.06%)
Government workers: 3,921 (15.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 955 (3.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.05%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,115 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,517 (10.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,811 (7.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,310 (14.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,665 (15.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,323 (18.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,391 (19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,971 (8.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 858 (3.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 131 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 138 (0.6%)
Median household income: $35,672

With earnings: 16,888 (73.06%)
--Mean earnings: $45,435
With Social Security income: 7,841 (33.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,534
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,355 (5.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,337
With public assistance income: 968 (4.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,228
With retirement income: 5,076 (21.96%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,156

Families: 14,251 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 946 (6.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 572 (4.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,640 (11.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,171 (15.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,829 (19.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,479 (24.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,648 (11.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 747 (5.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 102 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 117 (0.82%)
Median family income: $44,136

Per capita income: $18,646

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,585
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,975

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,367 (9.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,088 (7.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 399 (2.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 832 (5.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 733 (5.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 280 (1.96%)
Individuals: 6,608 (46.37%)
--18 years and over: 4,120 (28.91%)
----65 years and over: 869 (6.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,320 (16.28%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,851 (12.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,179 (15.29%)

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