U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Holyoke, MA

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.203191     Longitude: -72.623969
Population 39,958 (2005)
Elevation of Holyoke, Massachusetts: 230 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2530840, place: Holyoke city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 29,299 (100%)
In labor force: 15,965 (54.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,919 (54.33%)
----Employed: 14,848 (50.68%)
----Unemployed: 1,071 (3.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 46 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 13,334 (45.51%)
Females 16 years and over: 16,135 (55.07%)
In labor force: 7,879 (26.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,861 (26.83%)
----Employed: 7,372 (25.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,524 (12.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,671 (5.7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,501 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,836 (74.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,016 (13.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 467 (3.22%)
Walked: 691 (4.77%)
Other means: 197 (1.36%)
Worked at home: 294 (2.03%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,848 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,513 (30.39%)
Service occupations: 2,765 (18.62%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,782 (25.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,057 (7.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,715 (18.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 36 (0.24%)
Construction: 622 (4.19%)
Manufacturing: 2,443 (16.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 455 (3.06%)
Retail trade: 1,880 (12.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 635 (4.28%)
Information: 300 (2.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 820 (5.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 863 (5.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,042 (27.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,049 (7.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 776 (5.23%)
Public administration: 927 (6.24%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,100 (74.76%)
Government workers: 3,147 (21.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 584 (3.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 17 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 15,000 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,859 (19.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,431 (9.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,088 (13.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,859 (12.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,315 (15.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,394 (15.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,164 (7.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 704 (4.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 96 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 90 (0.6%)
Median household income: $30,441

With earnings: 10,356 (69.04%)
--Mean earnings: $43,496
With Social Security income: 4,886 (32.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,784
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,859 (12.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,868
With public assistance income: 1,678 (11.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,285
With retirement income: 2,660 (17.73%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,809

Families: 9,530 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,435 (15.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 809 (8.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,177 (12.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,222 (12.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,328 (13.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,776 (18.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 971 (10.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 650 (6.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 81 (0.85%)
$200,000 or more: 81 (0.85%)
Median family income: $36,130

Per capita income: $15,913

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,849
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,652

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,150 (22.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,869 (19.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,012 (10.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,532 (16.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,376 (14.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 760 (7.97%)
Individuals: 10,082 (105.79%)
--18 years and over: 5,324 (55.87%)
----65 years and over: 676 (7.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,720 (49.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,310 (34.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,182 (22.9%)

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