Wakefield, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2572250, place: Wakefield CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,889 (100%)
In labor force: 13,652 (68.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,644 (68.6%)
----Employed: 13,217 (66.45%)
----Unemployed: 427 (2.15%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 6,237 (31.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,555 (53.07%)
In labor force: 6,578 (33.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,578 (33.07%)
----Employed: 6,401 (32.18%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,841 (9.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,244 (6.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,034 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,211 (78.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 894 (6.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,192 (9.15%)
Walked: 256 (1.96%)
Other means: 72 (0.55%)
Worked at home: 409 (3.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,217 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,292 (47.61%)
Service occupations: 1,303 (9.86%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,622 (27.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.08%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 979 (7.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,011 (7.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.12%)
Construction: 927 (7.01%)
Manufacturing: 1,370 (10.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 440 (3.33%)
Retail trade: 1,279 (9.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 683 (5.17%)
Information: 477 (3.61%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,626 (12.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,018 (15.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,708 (20.49%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 504 (3.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 657 (4.97%)
Public administration: 512 (3.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,560 (79.9%)
Government workers: 1,680 (12.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 922 (6.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 55 (0.42%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,776 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 425 (4.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 351 (3.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 677 (6.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 769 (7.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,385 (14.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,951 (19.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,783 (18.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,635 (16.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 486 (4.97%)
$200,000 or more: 314 (3.21%)
Median household income: $66,117

With earnings: 8,114 (83%)
--Mean earnings: $78,810
With Social Security income: 2,756 (28.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,422
With Supplemental Security Income: 326 (3.33%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,850
With public assistance income: 133 (1.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,325
With retirement income: 1,774 (18.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,430

Families: 6,643 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 77 (1.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 108 (1.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 227 (3.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 331 (4.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 878 (13.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,526 (22.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,483 (22.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,309 (19.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 431 (6.49%)
$200,000 or more: 273 (4.11%)
Median family income: $77,834

Per capita income: $30,369

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $51,591
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,327

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 113 (1.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 72 (1.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (0.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61 (0.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (0.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (0.36%)
Individuals: 759 (11.43%)
--18 years and over: 654 (9.84%)
----65 years and over: 165 (2.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 97 (1.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 64 (0.96%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 458 (6.89%)

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