Norwood, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2550285, place: Norwood CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 23,216 (100%)
In labor force: 15,511 (66.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,511 (66.81%)
----Employed: 15,095 (65.02%)
----Unemployed: 416 (1.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 7,705 (33.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,417 (53.48%)
In labor force: 7,317 (31.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,317 (31.52%)
----Employed: 7,127 (30.7%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,039 (8.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,156 (4.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,817 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,412 (77.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,081 (7.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,610 (10.87%)
Walked: 315 (2.13%)
Other means: 87 (0.59%)
Worked at home: 312 (2.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,095 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,070 (46.84%)
Service occupations: 1,746 (11.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,265 (28.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,097 (7.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 917 (6.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (0.07%)
Construction: 990 (6.56%)
Manufacturing: 1,224 (8.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 460 (3.05%)
Retail trade: 1,909 (12.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 613 (4.06%)
Information: 734 (4.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,731 (11.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,835 (12.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,550 (23.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 839 (5.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 458 (3.03%)
Public administration: 741 (4.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,056 (79.87%)
Government workers: 2,220 (14.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 783 (5.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 36 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,628 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 581 (5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 510 (4.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,013 (8.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,114 (9.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,641 (14.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,777 (23.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,744 (15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,627 (13.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 399 (3.43%)
$200,000 or more: 222 (1.91%)
Median household income: $58,421

With earnings: 9,359 (80.49%)
--Mean earnings: $68,302
With Social Security income: 3,399 (29.23%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,944
With Supplemental Security Income: 417 (3.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,214
With public assistance income: 207 (1.78%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,433
With retirement income: 2,379 (20.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,303

Families: 7,441 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 122 (1.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 144 (1.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 361 (4.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 533 (7.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 981 (13.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,932 (25.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,549 (20.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,310 (17.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 324 (4.35%)
$200,000 or more: 185 (2.49%)
Median family income: $70,164

Per capita income: $27,720

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,597
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,312

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 198 (2.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 162 (2.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 85 (1.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 103 (1.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 103 (1.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 65 (0.87%)
Individuals: 1,227 (16.49%)
--18 years and over: 835 (11.22%)
----65 years and over: 180 (2.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 380 (5.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 270 (3.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 565 (7.59%)

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