Northfield, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2547800, place: Northfield CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 848 (100%)
In labor force: 617 (72.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 617 (72.76%)
----Employed: 605 (71.34%)
----Unemployed: 12 (1.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 231 (27.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 493 (58.14%)
In labor force: 342 (40.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 342 (40.33%)
----Employed: 334 (39.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 51 (6.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 48 (5.66%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 601 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 480 (79.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 77 (12.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 25 (4.16%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 19 (3.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 605 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 263 (43.47%)
Service occupations: 74 (12.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 140 (23.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 44 (7.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (13.88%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (0.5%)
Construction: 14 (2.31%)
Manufacturing: 61 (10.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (5.45%)
Retail trade: 69 (11.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (5.45%)
Information: 20 (3.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.32%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (4.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 274 (45.29%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (3.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 16 (2.64%)
Public administration: 27 (4.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 470 (77.69%)
Government workers: 97 (16.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (6.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 463 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 41 (8.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (4.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (7.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (16.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (21.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (21.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 60 (12.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.51%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.73%)
Median household income: $45,580

With earnings: 362 (78.19%)
--Mean earnings: $55,954
With Social Security income: 147 (31.75%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,877
With Supplemental Security Income: 3 (0.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $1,300
With public assistance income: 16 (3.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,169
With retirement income: 120 (25.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,372

Families: 294 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3 (1.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 10 (3.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (23.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (29.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (16.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (5.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (2.38%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (2.72%)
Median family income: $56,146

Per capita income: $23,920

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,603
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,308

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3 (1.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (1.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 42 (14.29%)
--18 years and over: 32 (10.88%)
----65 years and over: 17 (5.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7 (2.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 7 (2.38%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 32 (10.88%)

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