General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2556165, place: Reading CDP, Massachusetts)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 18,096 (100%)
In labor force: 12,742 (70.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,742 (70.41%)
----Employed: 12,503 (69.09%)
----Unemployed: 239 (1.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,354 (29.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,561 (52.83%)
In labor force: 6,027 (33.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,027 (33.31%)
----Employed: 5,911 (32.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,136 (11.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,393 (7.7%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 12,295 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,221 (83.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 716 (5.82%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 694 (5.64%)
Walked: 188 (1.53%)
Other means: 32 (0.26%)
Worked at home: 444 (3.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,503 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,590 (52.71%)
Service occupations: 1,124 (8.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,242 (25.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 769 (6.15%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 774 (6.19%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.12%)
Construction: 694 (5.55%)
Manufacturing: 1,387 (11.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 393 (3.14%)
Retail trade: 1,348 (10.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 498 (3.98%)
Information: 847 (6.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,166 (9.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,778 (14.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,987 (23.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 518 (4.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 355 (2.84%)
Public administration: 517 (4.14%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 9,937 (79.48%)
Government workers: 1,627 (13.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 939 (7.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 8,669 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 286 (3.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 351 (4.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 564 (6.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 590 (6.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 786 (9.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,608 (18.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,474 (17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,892 (21.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 626 (7.22%)
$200,000 or more: 492 (5.68%)
Median household income: $77,059
With earnings: 7,237 (83.48%)
--Mean earnings: $91,437
With Social Security income: 2,332 (26.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,025
With Supplemental Security Income: 163 (1.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,404
With public assistance income: 69 (0.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,664
With retirement income: 1,639 (18.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,781
Families: 6,479 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 67 (1.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 55 (0.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 209 (3.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 283 (4.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 540 (8.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,261 (19.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,252 (19.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,746 (26.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 600 (9.26%)
$200,000 or more: 466 (7.19%)
Median family income: $89,076
Per capita income: $32,888
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $61,117
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,817
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 113 (1.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (1.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (0.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 48 (0.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 48 (0.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (0.4%)
Individuals: 616 (9.51%)
--18 years and over: 444 (6.85%)
----65 years and over: 104 (1.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 168 (2.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 128 (1.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 238 (3.67%)
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