Westborough, MA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2575050, place: Westborough CDP, Massachusetts)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,206 (100%)
In labor force: 2,235 (69.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,235 (69.71%)
----Employed: 2,156 (67.25%)
----Unemployed: 79 (2.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 971 (30.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,710 (53.34%)
In labor force: 1,080 (33.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,080 (33.69%)
----Employed: 1,041 (32.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 228 (7.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 159 (4.96%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,117 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,762 (83.23%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 136 (6.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 34 (1.61%)
Walked: 27 (1.28%)
Other means: 19 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 139 (6.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,156 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,011 (46.89%)
Service occupations: 244 (11.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 516 (23.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 206 (9.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 179 (8.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.42%)
Construction: 159 (7.37%)
Manufacturing: 273 (12.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 137 (6.35%)
Retail trade: 256 (11.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 95 (4.41%)
Information: 84 (3.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 147 (6.82%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 246 (11.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 457 (21.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 103 (4.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 123 (5.71%)
Public administration: 67 (3.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,642 (76.16%)
Government workers: 314 (14.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 196 (9.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,714 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 152 (8.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 65 (3.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 163 (9.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 181 (10.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 340 (19.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 374 (21.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 165 (9.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 197 (11.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (2.8%)
Median household income: $47,708

With earnings: 1,448 (84.48%)
--Mean earnings: $60,085
With Social Security income: 383 (22.35%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,596
With Supplemental Security Income: 52 (3.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,029
With public assistance income: 5 (0.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $720
With retirement income: 255 (14.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,155

Families: 965 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (4.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (0.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 51 (5.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (5.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 146 (15.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 270 (27.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 132 (13.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 188 (19.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (3.01%)
$200,000 or more: 43 (4.46%)
Median family income: $65,841

Per capita income: $27,119

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,104
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,712

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 55 (5.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (3.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (2.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (0.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.52%)
Individuals: 248 (25.7%)
--18 years and over: 203 (21.04%)
----65 years and over: 64 (6.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 45 (4.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (1.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 92 (9.53%)

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