Dedham, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2516530, place: Dedham CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,804 (100%)
In labor force: 12,104 (64.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,088 (64.28%)
----Employed: 11,759 (62.53%)
----Unemployed: 329 (1.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 16 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 6,700 (35.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,684 (51.5%)
In labor force: 5,868 (31.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,868 (31.21%)
----Employed: 5,726 (30.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,725 (9.17%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,249 (6.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,412 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,071 (79.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 637 (5.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,071 (9.38%)
Walked: 278 (2.44%)
Other means: 82 (0.72%)
Worked at home: 273 (2.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,759 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,777 (40.62%)
Service occupations: 1,401 (11.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,487 (29.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 30 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,234 (10.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 830 (7.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.26%)
Construction: 844 (7.18%)
Manufacturing: 776 (6.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 368 (3.13%)
Retail trade: 1,299 (11.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 629 (5.35%)
Information: 387 (3.29%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,271 (10.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,401 (11.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,735 (23.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 699 (5.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 740 (6.29%)
Public administration: 579 (4.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,419 (80.1%)
Government workers: 1,621 (13.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 708 (6.02%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,702 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 480 (5.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 402 (4.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 617 (7.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 765 (8.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,120 (12.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,917 (22.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,541 (17.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,214 (13.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 307 (3.53%)
$200,000 or more: 339 (3.9%)
Median household income: $61,699

With earnings: 7,044 (80.95%)
--Mean earnings: $75,267
With Social Security income: 2,773 (31.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,830
With Supplemental Security Income: 222 (2.55%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,621
With public assistance income: 87 (1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,928
With retirement income: 1,795 (20.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,468

Families: 6,169 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 122 (1.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 104 (1.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 281 (4.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 418 (6.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 882 (14.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,408 (22.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,315 (21.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,089 (17.65%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 275 (4.46%)
$200,000 or more: 275 (4.46%)
Median family income: $72,330

Per capita income: $28,199

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,216
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,682

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 196 (3.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 106 (1.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (0.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (0.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (0.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.16%)
Individuals: 1,037 (16.81%)
--18 years and over: 829 (13.44%)
----65 years and over: 245 (3.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 203 (3.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 167 (2.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 448 (7.26%)

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