Peabody, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2552490, place: Peabody city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 38,465 (100%)
In labor force: 25,299 (65.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,299 (65.77%)
----Employed: 24,341 (63.28%)
----Unemployed: 958 (2.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 13,166 (34.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 20,409 (53.06%)
In labor force: 12,110 (31.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,110 (31.48%)
----Employed: 11,689 (30.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,370 (8.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,330 (6.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 23,882 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 20,518 (85.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,938 (8.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 536 (2.24%)
Walked: 303 (1.27%)
Other means: 156 (0.65%)
Worked at home: 431 (1.8%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 24,341 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,871 (36.44%)
Service occupations: 3,346 (13.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,352 (30.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,967 (8.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,777 (11.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 104 (0.43%)
Construction: 1,303 (5.35%)
Manufacturing: 3,474 (14.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 982 (4.03%)
Retail trade: 3,390 (13.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,499 (6.16%)
Information: 726 (2.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,651 (6.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,400 (9.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,857 (19.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,575 (6.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,333 (5.48%)
Public administration: 1,047 (4.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,707 (80.96%)
Government workers: 3,339 (13.72%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,231 (5.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 64 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,578 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,280 (6.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 922 (4.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,686 (9.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,061 (11.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,409 (12.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,023 (21.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,939 (15.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,391 (12.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 535 (2.88%)
$200,000 or more: 332 (1.79%)
Median household income: $54,829

With earnings: 14,666 (78.94%)
--Mean earnings: $65,858
With Social Security income: 5,977 (32.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,629
With Supplemental Security Income: 757 (4.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,326
With public assistance income: 274 (1.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,308
With retirement income: 3,872 (20.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,863

Families: 12,997 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 334 (2.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 337 (2.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 829 (6.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,194 (9.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,576 (12.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,295 (25.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,538 (19.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,149 (16.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 476 (3.66%)
$200,000 or more: 269 (2.07%)
Median family income: $65,483

Per capita income: $24,827

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,192
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,152

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 481 (3.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 284 (2.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 141 (1.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 169 (1.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 145 (1.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (0.42%)
Individuals: 2,531 (19.47%)
--18 years and over: 1,929 (14.84%)
----65 years and over: 586 (4.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 567 (4.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 375 (2.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,029 (7.92%)

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