West Chatham, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2575505, place: West Chatham CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,231 (100%)
In labor force: 713 (57.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 697 (56.62%)
----Employed: 641 (52.07%)
----Unemployed: 56 (4.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 16 (1.3%)
Not in labor force: 518 (42.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 619 (50.28%)
In labor force: 296 (24.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 296 (24.05%)
----Employed: 283 (22.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 53 (4.31%)
All parents in family in labor force: 35 (2.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 649 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 516 (79.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 37 (5.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.23%)
Walked: 4 (0.62%)
Other means: 13 (2%)
Worked at home: 71 (10.94%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 641 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 247 (38.53%)
Service occupations: 109 (17%)
Sales and office occupations: 134 (20.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 53 (8.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (9.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 38 (5.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 53 (8.27%)
Construction: 55 (8.58%)
Manufacturing: 47 (7.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.87%)
Retail trade: 65 (10.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (2.96%)
Information: 9 (1.4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 45 (7.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 128 (19.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 93 (14.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 82 (12.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (5.15%)
Public administration: 0 (0%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 371 (57.88%)
Government workers: 49 (7.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 214 (33.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (1.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 714 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (6.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (3.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (17.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 126 (17.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (11.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 159 (22.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 78 (10.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 48 (6.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (2.1%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.68%)
Median household income: $42,300

With earnings: 515 (72.13%)
--Mean earnings: $49,055
With Social Security income: 260 (36.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,756
With Supplemental Security Income: 31 (4.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,849
With public assistance income: 9 (1.26%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,622
With retirement income: 187 (26.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,559

Families: 429 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (4.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (12.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (14.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (10.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 122 (28.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (15.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (9.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (4.43%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $56,250

Per capita income: $26,468

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,554
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,344

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (5.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (4.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (0.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 114 (26.57%)
--18 years and over: 78 (18.18%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 36 (8.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 36 (8.39%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 31 (7.23%)

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