Housatonic, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2531295, place: Housatonic CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,005 (100%)
In labor force: 632 (62.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 632 (62.89%)
----Employed: 610 (60.7%)
----Unemployed: 22 (2.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 373 (37.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 557 (55.42%)
In labor force: 300 (29.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 300 (29.85%)
----Employed: 300 (29.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 93 (9.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 55 (5.47%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 586 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 487 (83.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (12.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 23 (3.92%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 610 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 236 (38.69%)
Service occupations: 71 (11.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 159 (26.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 78 (12.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 66 (10.82%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 56 (9.18%)
Manufacturing: 88 (14.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (1.48%)
Retail trade: 73 (11.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (2.3%)
Information: 36 (5.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (1.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 52 (8.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 110 (18.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 61 (10%)
Other services (except public administration): 62 (10.16%)
Public administration: 40 (6.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 455 (74.59%)
Government workers: 92 (15.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 58 (9.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.82%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 534 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (6.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (6.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 114 (21.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 73 (13.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 115 (21.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (15.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 67 (12.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,625

With earnings: 428 (80.15%)
--Mean earnings: $42,281
With Social Security income: 135 (25.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,606
With Supplemental Security Income: 17 (3.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,271
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 70 (13.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,097

Families: 333 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (5.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (7.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 74 (22.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (13.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (18.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 45 (13.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (14.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,324

Per capita income: $16,636

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,462
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,917

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 33 (9.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (9.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (5.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 25 (7.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (7.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (5.11%)
Individuals: 146 (43.84%)
--18 years and over: 80 (24.02%)
----65 years and over: 5 (1.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 56 (16.82%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (13.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (13.21%)

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