Northampton, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2546330, place: Northampton city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 24,658 (100%)
In labor force: 17,000 (68.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,989 (68.9%)
----Employed: 16,291 (66.07%)
----Unemployed: 698 (2.83%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 7,658 (31.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,299 (57.99%)
In labor force: 9,348 (37.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,341 (37.88%)
----Employed: 9,010 (36.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,260 (5.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 979 (3.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 16,008 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,206 (70%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,139 (7.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 507 (3.17%)
Walked: 2,188 (13.67%)
Other means: 262 (1.64%)
Worked at home: 706 (4.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 20 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 16,291 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,170 (50.15%)
Service occupations: 2,411 (14.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,521 (21.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 841 (5.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,323 (8.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.19%)
Construction: 501 (3.08%)
Manufacturing: 1,344 (8.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 401 (2.46%)
Retail trade: 1,487 (9.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 375 (2.3%)
Information: 639 (3.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 587 (3.6%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,300 (7.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,945 (42.63%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,322 (8.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 698 (4.28%)
Public administration: 661 (4.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,734 (72.03%)
Government workers: 3,121 (19.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,430 (8.78%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.04%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,863 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,246 (10.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 816 (6.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,287 (10.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,526 (12.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,000 (16.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,517 (21.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,076 (9.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 910 (7.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 223 (1.88%)
$200,000 or more: 262 (2.21%)
Median household income: $41,808

With earnings: 9,677 (81.57%)
--Mean earnings: $56,195
With Social Security income: 2,821 (23.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,923
With Supplemental Security Income: 691 (5.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,785
With public assistance income: 245 (2.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,350
With retirement income: 1,886 (15.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,030

Families: 5,906 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 252 (4.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 159 (2.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 399 (6.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 630 (10.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,056 (17.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,547 (26.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 757 (12.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 748 (12.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 188 (3.18%)
$200,000 or more: 170 (2.88%)
Median family income: $56,844

Per capita income: $24,022

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,264
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,728

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 338 (5.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 213 (3.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (1.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 178 (3.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 149 (2.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (0.75%)
Individuals: 2,508 (42.47%)
--18 years and over: 2,082 (35.25%)
----65 years and over: 296 (5.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 399 (6.76%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 327 (5.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,550 (26.24%)

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