Townsend, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2570325, place: Townsend CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 755 (100%)
In labor force: 541 (71.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 541 (71.66%)
----Employed: 522 (69.14%)
----Unemployed: 19 (2.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 214 (28.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 411 (54.44%)
In labor force: 241 (31.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 241 (31.92%)
----Employed: 234 (30.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 98 (12.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 59 (7.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 496 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 387 (78.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39 (7.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.61%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 16 (3.23%)
Worked at home: 46 (9.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 522 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 194 (37.16%)
Service occupations: 50 (9.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 128 (24.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 72 (13.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 78 (14.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 44 (8.43%)
Manufacturing: 160 (30.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (5.56%)
Retail trade: 62 (11.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (1.72%)
Information: 28 (5.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 49 (9.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 95 (18.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 16 (3.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (3.26%)
Public administration: 7 (1.34%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 438 (83.91%)
Government workers: 46 (8.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (7.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 448 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (3.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 38 (8.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (5.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 96 (21.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 45 (10.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 145 (32.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (7.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 38 (8.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (2.01%)
Median household income: $50,234

With earnings: 358 (79.91%)
--Mean earnings: $58,910
With Social Security income: 96 (21.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,434
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (2.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,140
With public assistance income: 31 (6.92%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,990
With retirement income: 69 (15.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,475

Families: 266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (10.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (17.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (13.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74 (27.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (13.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 38 (14.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (3.38%)
Median family income: $59,500

Per capita income: $25,272

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,812
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,439

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 32 (12.03%)
--18 years and over: 32 (12.03%)
----65 years and over: 10 (3.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 32 (12.03%)

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