Fall River, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2523000, place: Fall River city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 72,237 (100%)
In labor force: 42,682 (59.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 42,647 (59.04%)
----Employed: 39,674 (54.92%)
----Unemployed: 2,973 (4.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7%
--Armed Forces: 35 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 29,555 (40.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 39,309 (54.42%)
In labor force: 21,131 (29.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,131 (29.25%)
----Employed: 19,797 (27.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,732 (9.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,170 (5.77%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 38,840 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 30,645 (78.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,738 (14.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 567 (1.46%)
Walked: 1,195 (3.08%)
Other means: 321 (0.83%)
Worked at home: 374 (0.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 39,674 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,870 (22.36%)
Service occupations: 7,364 (18.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,855 (24.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 109 (0.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,841 (9.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 9,635 (24.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 100 (0.25%)
Construction: 2,507 (6.32%)
Manufacturing: 9,652 (24.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,459 (3.68%)
Retail trade: 4,953 (12.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,333 (3.36%)
Information: 783 (1.97%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,156 (5.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,338 (5.89%)
Educational, health and social services: 8,250 (20.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,799 (7.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,706 (4.3%)
Public administration: 1,638 (4.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 33,575 (84.63%)
Government workers: 4,716 (11.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,312 (3.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 71 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 38,775 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6,744 (17.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,100 (10.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,611 (17.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,783 (12.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,994 (15.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,438 (16.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,460 (6.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,266 (3.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 176 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 203 (0.52%)
Median household income: $29,014

With earnings: 27,061 (69.79%)
--Mean earnings: $42,032
With Social Security income: 11,673 (30.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,058
With Supplemental Security Income: 3,798 (9.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,035
With public assistance income: 2,534 (6.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,940
With retirement income: 6,596 (17.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,273

Families: 23,753 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,398 (10.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,789 (7.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,746 (15.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,051 (12.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,309 (18.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,037 (21.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,056 (8.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,066 (4.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 158 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 143 (0.6%)
Median family income: $37,671

Per capita income: $16,118

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,330
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,883

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,334 (14.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,709 (11.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,415 (5.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,249 (9.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,067 (8.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,143 (4.81%)
Individuals: 15,421 (64.92%)
--18 years and over: 9,809 (41.3%)
----65 years and over: 2,471 (10.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,474 (23.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,672 (15.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,125 (21.58%)

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