Pittsfield, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2553960, place: Pittsfield city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,463 (100%)
In labor force: 22,635 (62.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,626 (62.05%)
----Employed: 21,266 (58.32%)
----Unemployed: 1,360 (3.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 13,828 (37.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 19,535 (53.57%)
In labor force: 11,188 (30.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,188 (30.68%)
----Employed: 10,595 (29.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,161 (8.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,152 (5.9%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 20,846 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 16,639 (79.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,330 (11.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 490 (2.35%)
Walked: 853 (4.09%)
Other means: 184 (0.88%)
Worked at home: 350 (1.68%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 21,266 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,890 (32.4%)
Service occupations: 4,375 (20.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,883 (27.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 109 (0.51%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,674 (7.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,335 (10.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 149 (0.7%)
Construction: 1,266 (5.95%)
Manufacturing: 2,721 (12.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 477 (2.24%)
Retail trade: 3,015 (14.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 617 (2.9%)
Information: 580 (2.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,212 (5.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,549 (7.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,700 (26.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,975 (9.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,066 (5.01%)
Public administration: 939 (4.42%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 17,046 (80.16%)
Government workers: 2,939 (13.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,209 (5.69%)
Unpaid family workers: 72 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 19,653 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,135 (10.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,682 (8.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,010 (15.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,858 (14.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,288 (16.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,643 (18.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,525 (7.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,045 (5.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 222 (1.13%)
$200,000 or more: 245 (1.25%)
Median household income: $35,655

With earnings: 14,317 (72.85%)
--Mean earnings: $47,447
With Social Security income: 6,601 (33.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,318
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,155 (5.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,561
With public assistance income: 702 (3.57%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,503
With retirement income: 4,319 (21.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,779

Families: 11,802 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 628 (5.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 563 (4.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,386 (11.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,634 (13.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,171 (18.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,874 (24.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,313 (11.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 844 (7.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 199 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 190 (1.61%)
Median family income: $46,228

Per capita income: $20,549

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,538
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,341

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,047 (8.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 891 (7.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 517 (4.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 802 (6.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 747 (6.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 420 (3.56%)
Individuals: 5,075 (43%)
--18 years and over: 3,256 (27.59%)
----65 years and over: 568 (4.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,696 (14.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,097 (9.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,997 (16.92%)

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