Rockport, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2557845, place: Rockport CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,452 (100%)
In labor force: 2,808 (63.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,808 (63.07%)
----Employed: 2,705 (60.76%)
----Unemployed: 103 (2.31%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,644 (36.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,471 (55.5%)
In labor force: 1,382 (31.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,382 (31.04%)
----Employed: 1,338 (30.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 316 (7.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 193 (4.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,634 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,909 (72.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 151 (5.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 158 (6%)
Walked: 188 (7.14%)
Other means: 75 (2.85%)
Worked at home: 153 (5.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,705 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,353 (50.02%)
Service occupations: 424 (15.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 630 (23.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (1.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 108 (3.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 162 (5.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 41 (1.52%)
Construction: 125 (4.62%)
Manufacturing: 328 (12.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 39 (1.44%)
Retail trade: 334 (12.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 63 (2.33%)
Information: 130 (4.81%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 182 (6.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 336 (12.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 540 (19.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 278 (10.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 137 (5.06%)
Public administration: 172 (6.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,956 (72.31%)
Government workers: 446 (16.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 296 (10.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,558 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 163 (6.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 241 (9.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 393 (15.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 172 (6.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 344 (13.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 513 (20.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 250 (9.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 264 (10.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 94 (3.67%)
$200,000 or more: 124 (4.85%)
Median household income: $47,360

With earnings: 1,864 (72.87%)
--Mean earnings: $65,482
With Social Security income: 852 (33.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,308
With Supplemental Security Income: 72 (2.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,933
With public assistance income: 37 (1.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,130
With retirement income: 537 (20.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,180

Families: 1,465 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (1.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (1.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (6.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 74 (5.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 242 (16.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 374 (25.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 216 (14.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 214 (14.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 94 (6.42%)
$200,000 or more: 103 (7.03%)
Median family income: $67,621

Per capita income: $29,506

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $48,088
Female full-time, year-round workers: $38,485

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 42 (2.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (1.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (0.61%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18 (1.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (1.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (0.61%)
Individuals: 225 (15.36%)
--18 years and over: 188 (12.83%)
----65 years and over: 45 (3.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 31 (2.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 24 (1.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 114 (7.78%)

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