West Dennis, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2575820, place: West Dennis CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,234 (100%)
In labor force: 1,077 (48.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,071 (47.94%)
----Employed: 1,014 (45.39%)
----Unemployed: 57 (2.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.3%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.27%)
Not in labor force: 1,157 (51.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,229 (55.01%)
In labor force: 501 (22.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 495 (22.16%)
----Employed: 467 (20.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 120 (5.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 78 (3.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 984 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 786 (79.88%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 84 (8.54%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (1.73%)
Walked: 26 (2.64%)
Other means: 37 (3.76%)
Worked at home: 34 (3.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,014 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 313 (30.87%)
Service occupations: 160 (15.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 320 (31.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (1.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 114 (11.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 91 (8.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (1.97%)
Construction: 87 (8.58%)
Manufacturing: 34 (3.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (1.87%)
Retail trade: 175 (17.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 62 (6.11%)
Information: 33 (3.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 65 (6.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 101 (9.96%)
Educational, health and social services: 237 (23.37%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 62 (6.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 47 (4.64%)
Public administration: 72 (7.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 731 (72.09%)
Government workers: 159 (15.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 124 (12.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,293 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 150 (11.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 85 (6.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 225 (17.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 183 (14.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 220 (17.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 205 (15.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 106 (8.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (4.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (2.17%)
$200,000 or more: 30 (2.32%)
Median household income: $35,350

With earnings: 772 (59.71%)
--Mean earnings: $49,783
With Social Security income: 680 (52.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,661
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (5.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,947
With public assistance income: 21 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,938
With retirement income: 491 (37.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,952

Families: 670 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (4.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (2.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 90 (13.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (9.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (20.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 181 (27.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 73 (10.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 51 (7.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (1.64%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (3.13%)
Median family income: $50,156

Per capita income: $26,667

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,266
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 47 (7.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (5.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (2.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 34 (5.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (5.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (2.69%)
Individuals: 275 (41.04%)
--18 years and over: 199 (29.7%)
----65 years and over: 70 (10.45%)
--Related children under 18 years: 68 (10.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 48 (7.16%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 146 (21.79%)

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