U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Waltham, MA

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Latitude: 42.380596     Longitude: -71.235005
Population 59,556 (2005)
Elevation of Waltham, Massachusetts: 180 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2572600, place: Waltham city, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 51,037 (100%)
In labor force: 35,232 (69.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 35,195 (68.96%)
----Employed: 33,290 (65.23%)
----Unemployed: 1,905 (3.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 37 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 15,805 (30.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 26,080 (51.1%)
In labor force: 16,526 (32.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,515 (32.36%)
----Employed: 15,671 (30.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,170 (6.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,949 (3.82%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 32,671 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 23,840 (72.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,749 (8.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,761 (8.45%)
Walked: 2,192 (6.71%)
Other means: 341 (1.04%)
Worked at home: 788 (2.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 33,290 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 15,072 (45.27%)
Service occupations: 4,290 (12.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,063 (27.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,927 (5.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,921 (8.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (0.18%)
Construction: 1,470 (4.42%)
Manufacturing: 4,026 (12.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 831 (2.5%)
Retail trade: 3,517 (10.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 870 (2.61%)
Information: 1,789 (5.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,981 (8.95%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 5,358 (16.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,695 (23.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,125 (6.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,410 (4.24%)
Public administration: 1,159 (3.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 28,295 (85%)
Government workers: 3,193 (9.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,746 (5.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 56 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,157 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,689 (7.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 980 (4.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,074 (8.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,489 (10.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,233 (13.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,030 (21.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,290 (14.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,201 (13.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 662 (2.86%)
$200,000 or more: 509 (2.2%)
Median household income: $54,010

With earnings: 19,119 (82.56%)
--Mean earnings: $65,864
With Social Security income: 5,697 (24.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,528
With Supplemental Security Income: 985 (4.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,047
With public assistance income: 444 (1.92%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,525
With retirement income: 3,401 (14.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,559

Families: 12,561 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 343 (2.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 244 (1.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 746 (5.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,169 (9.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,760 (14.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,082 (24.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,228 (17.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,145 (17.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 481 (3.83%)
$200,000 or more: 363 (2.89%)
Median family income: $64,595

Per capita income: $26,364

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,324
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,931

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 448 (3.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 206 (1.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 81 (0.64%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 241 (1.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 108 (0.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (0.25%)
Individuals: 3,752 (29.87%)
--18 years and over: 3,258 (25.94%)
----65 years and over: 617 (4.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 427 (3.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 298 (2.37%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,474 (19.7%)

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