Forestdale, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2524190, place: Forestdale CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,763 (100%)
In labor force: 2,120 (76.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,074 (75.06%)
----Employed: 1,941 (70.25%)
----Unemployed: 133 (4.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.4%
--Armed Forces: 46 (1.66%)
Not in labor force: 643 (23.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,410 (51.03%)
In labor force: 1,010 (36.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,006 (36.41%)
----Employed: 948 (34.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 344 (12.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 208 (7.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,952 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,750 (89.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 115 (5.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.56%)
Walked: 26 (1.33%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 50 (2.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,941 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 679 (34.98%)
Service occupations: 381 (19.63%)
Sales and office occupations: 548 (28.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 186 (9.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 143 (7.37%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.52%)
Construction: 155 (7.99%)
Manufacturing: 59 (3.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (2.58%)
Retail trade: 308 (15.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 91 (4.69%)
Information: 34 (1.75%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 185 (9.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 113 (5.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 540 (27.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 196 (10.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 72 (3.71%)
Public administration: 128 (6.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,387 (71.46%)
Government workers: 401 (20.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 153 (7.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,307 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 28 (2.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (1.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (1.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 101 (7.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 274 (20.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 367 (28.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 254 (19.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 185 (14.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 38 (2.91%)
Median household income: $62,072

With earnings: 1,200 (91.81%)
--Mean earnings: $69,459
With Social Security income: 279 (21.35%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,812
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (1.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,294
With public assistance income: 29 (2.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,955
With retirement income: 226 (17.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,062

Families: 1,055 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (0.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (1.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 8 (0.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (6.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 228 (21.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 321 (30.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 210 (19.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 158 (14.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (3.32%)
Median family income: $65,723

Per capita income: $24,072

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,513
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,271

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (1.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (1.04%)
----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: 84 (7.96%)
--18 years and over: 65 (6.16%)
----65 years and over: 35 (3.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19 (1.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (1.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 16 (1.52%)

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