Newburyport, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2545245, place: Newburyport city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,061 (100%)
In labor force: 9,619 (68.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,619 (68.41%)
----Employed: 9,339 (66.42%)
----Unemployed: 280 (1.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,442 (31.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,706 (54.8%)
In labor force: 4,728 (33.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,728 (33.62%)
----Employed: 4,601 (32.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,183 (8.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 669 (4.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,186 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,369 (80.22%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 610 (6.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 258 (2.81%)
Walked: 274 (2.98%)
Other means: 91 (0.99%)
Worked at home: 584 (6.36%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,339 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,710 (50.43%)
Service occupations: 1,055 (11.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,167 (23.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 576 (6.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 816 (8.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (0.27%)
Construction: 513 (5.49%)
Manufacturing: 1,448 (15.5%)
Wholesale trade.: 334 (3.58%)
Retail trade: 823 (8.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 292 (3.13%)
Information: 503 (5.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 708 (7.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,182 (12.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,982 (21.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 777 (8.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 316 (3.38%)
Public administration: 436 (4.67%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,213 (77.24%)
Government workers: 1,192 (12.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 912 (9.77%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,482 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 404 (5.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 299 (4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 648 (8.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 648 (8.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,256 (16.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,333 (17.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,172 (15.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,036 (13.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 353 (4.72%)
$200,000 or more: 333 (4.45%)
Median household income: $58,557

With earnings: 6,209 (82.99%)
--Mean earnings: $77,692
With Social Security income: 1,810 (24.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,349
With Supplemental Security Income: 253 (3.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,495
With public assistance income: 156 (2.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,686
With retirement income: 1,186 (15.85%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,772

Families: 4,390 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 89 (2.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 118 (2.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 237 (5.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 291 (6.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 655 (14.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 866 (19.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 732 (16.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 847 (19.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 292 (6.65%)
$200,000 or more: 263 (5.99%)
Median family income: $73,306

Per capita income: $34,187

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $51,831
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,853

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 121 (2.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 96 (2.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (0.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 69 (1.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (1.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (0.48%)
Individuals: 877 (19.98%)
--18 years and over: 646 (14.72%)
----65 years and over: 146 (3.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 223 (5.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 188 (4.28%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 459 (10.46%)

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