Melrose, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2540115, place: Melrose city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,747 (100%)
In labor force: 15,008 (69.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,999 (68.97%)
----Employed: 14,700 (67.6%)
----Unemployed: 299 (1.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 6,739 (30.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,669 (53.66%)
In labor force: 7,311 (33.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,311 (33.62%)
----Employed: 7,134 (32.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,141 (9.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,411 (6.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,524 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,265 (70.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,150 (7.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,133 (14.69%)
Walked: 480 (3.3%)
Other means: 87 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 409 (2.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,700 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,144 (48.6%)
Service occupations: 1,575 (10.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,973 (27.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 965 (6.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,037 (7.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.04%)
Construction: 804 (5.47%)
Manufacturing: 1,175 (7.99%)
Wholesale trade.: 466 (3.17%)
Retail trade: 1,274 (8.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 750 (5.1%)
Information: 929 (6.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,662 (11.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,388 (16.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,082 (20.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 696 (4.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 597 (4.06%)
Public administration: 871 (5.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,577 (78.76%)
Government workers: 2,205 (15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 898 (6.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,971 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 673 (6.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 469 (4.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 884 (8.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 875 (7.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,386 (12.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,265 (20.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,858 (16.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,662 (15.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 532 (4.85%)
$200,000 or more: 367 (3.35%)
Median household income: $62,811

With earnings: 8,796 (80.18%)
--Mean earnings: $76,366
With Social Security income: 3,313 (30.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,646
With Supplemental Security Income: 394 (3.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,967
With public assistance income: 179 (1.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,401
With retirement income: 2,227 (20.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,898

Families: 7,101 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (1.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 92 (1.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 308 (4.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 398 (5.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 806 (11.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,678 (23.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,467 (20.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,528 (21.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 423 (5.96%)
$200,000 or more: 306 (4.31%)
Median family income: $78,144

Per capita income: $30,347

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,644
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,517

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 113 (1.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (1.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (0.48%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (0.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (0.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (0.18%)
Individuals: 897 (12.63%)
--18 years and over: 734 (10.34%)
----65 years and over: 300 (4.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 158 (2.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 122 (1.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 556 (7.83%)

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