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Boston Massachusetts Economic and demographic information
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Boston Massachusetts Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Boston city
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
484,995 |
100.0 |
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Households |
239,603 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
308,395 |
63.6 |
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Less than $10,000 |
37,230 |
15.5 |
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Civilian labor force |
308,107 |
63.5 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
15,764 |
6.6 |
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Employed |
285,859 |
58.9 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
27,276 |
11.4 |
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Unemployed |
22,248 |
4.6 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
27,496 |
11.5 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
7.2 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
35,928 |
15.0 |
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Armed Forces |
288 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
41,496 |
17.3 |
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Not in labor force |
176,600 |
36.4 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
23,784 |
9.9 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
18,496 |
7.7 |
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Females 16 years and over |
254,891 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
5,491 |
2.3 |
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In labor force |
152,910 |
60.0 |
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$200,000 or more |
6,642 |
2.8 |
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Civilian labor force |
152,864 |
60.0 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
39,629 |
(X) |
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Employed |
142,635 |
56.0 |
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Own children under 6 years |
35,204 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
189,454 |
79.1 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
19,969 |
56.7 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
60,165 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
44,831 |
18.7 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
9,243 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
278,463 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
17,158 |
7.2 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
115,618 |
41.5 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,569 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
25,662 |
9.2 |
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With public assistance income |
9,766 |
4.1 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
89,906 |
32.3 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
3,917 |
(X) |
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Walked |
36,323 |
13.0 |
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With retirement income |
26,234 |
10.9 |
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Other means |
4,361 |
1.6 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
15,498 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
6,593 |
2.4 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
28.8 |
(X) |
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Families |
116,657 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
285,859 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
12,602 |
10.8 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
7,118 |
6.1 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
123,850 |
43.3 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
13,348 |
11.4 |
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Service occupations |
50,839 |
17.8 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
13,548 |
11.6 |
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Sales and office occupations |
73,199 |
25.6 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
17,595 |
15.1 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
223 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
22,545 |
19.3 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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14,118 |
4.9 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
12,909 |
11.1 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
23,630 |
8.3 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
10,061 |
8.6 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
3,175 |
2.7 |
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$200,000 or more |
3,756 |
3.2 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
44,151 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
296 |
0.1 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
23,353 |
(X) |
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Construction |
10,848 |
3.8 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
17,297 |
6.1 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
37,435 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
5,517 |
1.9 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
32,421 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
24,375 |
8.5 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
11,645 |
4.1 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
12,675 |
4.4 |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
29,799 |
10.4 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
42,625 |
14.9 |
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Families |
17,892 |
15.3 |
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Educational, health and social services |
76,508 |
26.8 |
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With related children under 18 years |
13,811 |
22.2 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
26,227 |
9.2 |
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With related children under 5 years |
6,534 |
24.5 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
13,365 |
4.7 |
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Public administration |
14,682 |
5.1 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
11,275 |
29.0 |
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With related children under 18 years |
9,801 |
37.4 |
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With related children under 5 years |
4,549 |
45.6 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
109,128 |
19.5 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
234,558 |
82.1 |
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18 years and over |
79,629 |
17.9 |
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Government workers |
38,004 |
13.3 |
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65 years and over |
10,432 |
18.2 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
12,988 |
4.5 |
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Related children under 18 years |
28,928 |
25.6 |
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Unpaid family workers |
309 |
0.1 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
21,062 |
25.7 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
49,147 |
25.9 |
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Date: December 29, 2004 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less
than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in
the numerator. See text. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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