Great Barrington, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2526780, place: Great Barrington CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,895 (100%)
In labor force: 1,328 (70.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,328 (70.08%)
----Employed: 1,320 (69.66%)
----Unemployed: 8 (0.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 567 (29.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,063 (56.09%)
In labor force: 732 (38.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 732 (38.63%)
----Employed: 732 (38.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 149 (7.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 46 (2.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,300 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,009 (77.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 125 (9.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 26 (2%)
Walked: 68 (5.23%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 72 (5.54%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,320 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 468 (35.45%)
Service occupations: 306 (23.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 283 (21.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 84 (6.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 172 (13.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.53%)
Construction: 99 (7.5%)
Manufacturing: 106 (8.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (3.71%)
Retail trade: 109 (8.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 40 (3.03%)
Information: 79 (5.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 73 (5.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 121 (9.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 359 (27.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 147 (11.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 105 (7.95%)
Public administration: 26 (1.97%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,032 (78.18%)
Government workers: 130 (9.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 158 (11.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,187 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 143 (12.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (3.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 213 (17.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 191 (16.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 182 (15.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 230 (19.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 81 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (4.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (3.29%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.18%)
Median household income: $35,077

With earnings: 1,003 (84.5%)
--Mean earnings: $45,037
With Social Security income: 249 (20.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,105
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (4.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,722
With public assistance income: 29 (2.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,890
With retirement income: 125 (10.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,296

Families: 590 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (2.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (2.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (12.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (11.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (17.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 181 (30.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (9.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (4.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (6.61%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (2.37%)
Median family income: $53,542

Per capita income: $23,390

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,653
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,846

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (2.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (2.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.54%)
Individuals: 210 (35.59%)
--18 years and over: 190 (32.2%)
----65 years and over: 17 (2.88%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (3.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (1.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 175 (29.66%)

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