Ware, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2572845, place: Ware CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,857 (100%)
In labor force: 3,154 (64.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,127 (64.38%)
----Employed: 2,969 (61.13%)
----Unemployed: 158 (3.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 27 (0.56%)
Not in labor force: 1,703 (35.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,671 (54.99%)
In labor force: 1,590 (32.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,590 (32.74%)
----Employed: 1,509 (31.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 441 (9.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 309 (6.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,970 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,499 (84.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 306 (10.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 15 (0.51%)
Walked: 93 (3.13%)
Other means: 26 (0.88%)
Worked at home: 31 (1.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,969 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 615 (20.71%)
Service occupations: 674 (22.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 795 (26.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 289 (9.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 583 (19.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (0.77%)
Construction: 182 (6.13%)
Manufacturing: 584 (19.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 99 (3.33%)
Retail trade: 355 (11.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 167 (5.62%)
Information: 49 (1.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 164 (5.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 132 (4.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 698 (23.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 233 (7.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 117 (3.94%)
Public administration: 166 (5.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,322 (78.21%)
Government workers: 502 (16.91%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 144 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.03%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,712 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 274 (10.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 293 (10.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 499 (18.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 510 (18.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 410 (15.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 392 (14.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 182 (6.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 120 (4.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 25 (0.92%)
Median household income: $31,138

With earnings: 1,996 (73.6%)
--Mean earnings: $45,427
With Social Security income: 912 (33.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,236
With Supplemental Security Income: 129 (4.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,493
With public assistance income: 170 (6.27%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,937
With retirement income: 424 (15.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,388

Families: 1,609 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (6.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 146 (9.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 255 (15.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 277 (17.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 292 (18.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 241 (14.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 173 (10.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 106 (6.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.56%)
Median family income: $35,805

Per capita income: $17,906

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,348
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,411

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 185 (11.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 164 (10.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (4.35%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 120 (7.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 110 (6.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 46 (2.86%)
Individuals: 849 (52.77%)
--18 years and over: 533 (33.13%)
----65 years and over: 90 (5.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 309 (19.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 202 (12.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 304 (18.89%)

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