West Springfield, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2577885, place: West Springfield CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 22,199 (100%)
In labor force: 14,276 (64.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,255 (64.21%)
----Employed: 13,664 (61.55%)
----Unemployed: 591 (2.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 21 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 7,923 (35.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,623 (52.36%)
In labor force: 6,712 (30.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,712 (30.24%)
----Employed: 6,442 (29.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,889 (8.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,012 (4.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,454 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,234 (83.5%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,356 (10.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 284 (2.11%)
Walked: 325 (2.42%)
Other means: 48 (0.36%)
Worked at home: 207 (1.54%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,664 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,214 (30.84%)
Service occupations: 2,034 (14.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,935 (28.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 39 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,077 (7.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,365 (17.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (0.22%)
Construction: 601 (4.4%)
Manufacturing: 2,345 (17.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 615 (4.5%)
Retail trade: 1,787 (13.08%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 917 (6.71%)
Information: 316 (2.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,038 (7.6%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 968 (7.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,880 (21.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 746 (5.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 767 (5.61%)
Public administration: 654 (4.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,949 (80.13%)
Government workers: 2,060 (15.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 619 (4.53%)
Unpaid family workers: 36 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,866 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,227 (10.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 873 (7.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,574 (13.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,571 (13.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,019 (17.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,429 (20.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,219 (10.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 731 (6.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 104 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 119 (1%)
Median household income: $40,266

With earnings: 9,174 (77.31%)
--Mean earnings: $50,713
With Social Security income: 3,736 (31.48%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,937
With Supplemental Security Income: 522 (4.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,919
With public assistance income: 552 (4.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,500
With retirement income: 2,226 (18.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,000

Families: 7,193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 390 (5.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 350 (4.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 739 (10.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 836 (11.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,256 (17.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,814 (25.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 965 (13.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 632 (8.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 104 (1.45%)
$200,000 or more: 107 (1.49%)
Median family income: $50,282

Per capita income: $20,982

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,082
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,079

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 623 (8.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 555 (7.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 281 (3.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 326 (4.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 307 (4.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 105 (1.46%)
Individuals: 3,278 (45.57%)
--18 years and over: 1,969 (27.37%)
----65 years and over: 308 (4.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,245 (17.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 882 (12.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,051 (14.61%)

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