Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000. Census 2000 Summary File (SF 3)

Employment Status

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Population 16 years and over

5,010,241

1,170,483

29,993

26,285

21,990

2,067

79,637

8,086

22,428

8,003

14,780

In labor force

3,317,479

805,662

21,428

18,668

15,796

1,598

51,142

6,100

15,940

6,158

11,094

Civilian labor force

3,312,039

803,933

21,403

18,668

15,780

1,598

51,084

6,069

15,923

6,126

11,087

Employed

3,161,087

776,273

20,732

18,167

15,284

1,568

47,735

5,910

15,611

5,932

10,885

Unemployed

150,952

27,660

671

501

496

30

3,349

159

312

194

202

Percent of civilian labor force

4.6%

3.4%

3.1%

2.7%

3.1%

1.9%

6.6%

2.6%

2.0%

3.2%

1.8%

Armed Forces

5,440

1,729

25

0

16

0

58

31

17

32

7

Not in labor force

1,692,762

364,821

8,565

7,617

6,194

469

28,495

1,986

6,488

1,845

3,686

Females 16 years and over

2,640,235

613,169

14,877

13,887

11,448

1,059

41,126

4,161

11,595

4,094

7,647

In labor force

1,595,998

383,449

9,957

8,920

7,660

750

23,662

2,759

7,701

2,889

5,067

Civilian labor force

1,595,032

383,016

9,957

8,920

7,651

750

23,658

2,759

7,687

2,878

5,060

Employed

1,525,552

369,922

9,685

8,731

7,386

731

22,212

2,702

7,538

2,799

4,960

Own Children under 6 years

461,589

107,787

2,957

2,630

2,318

306

8,626

1,001

2,446

1,125

2,263

All parents in family in labor force

280,379

64,390

2,054

1,718

1,632

181

5,388

521

1,574

749

1,311

Commuting to work

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Workers 16 years and over

3,102,837

763,636

20,426

17,929

15,036

1,550

46,764

5,860

15,402

5,863

10,745

Car truck, or van - drive alone

2,290,258

550,450

17,866

15,736

13,188

1,353

34,494

5,053

13,481

5,218

9,457

Car, truck or van - carpooled

279,111

62,437

1,503

1,072

1,152

87

7,324

499

906

407

570

Public transportation (including taxi)

270,742

78,609

461

411

229

8

1,603

50

452

45

125

Walked

134,566

34,976

137

117

88

5

2,139

43

122

20

60

Other means

30,656

9,437

100

55

83

0

613

8

64

31

16

Worked @ home

97,504

27,727

359

538

296

97

591

207

377

142

517

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

27.0

27.4

26.6

27.6

28.1

32.3

24.3

34.8

29.4

31.2

30.0

Occupation

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

3,161,087

776,273

20,732

18,167

15,284

1,568

47,735

5,910

15,611

5,932

10,885

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,298,704

386,154

7,282

9,583

5,243

843

13,546

2,477

6,101

2,685

6,573

Service occupations

444,298

89,278

2,715

1,872

1,878

132

7,637

604

1,666

622

840

Sales and office occupations

818,844

187,560

6,002

4,330

4,416

343

11,626

1,417

4,355

1,328

2,184

Farming, fishing, and forestry

6,642

593

0

19

9

4

34

0

22

0

8

Construction, extraction and maintenance

235,876

47,287

2,212

1,109

1,505

131

4,093

609

1,770

656

561

Production, transportation and material moving

356,723

65,401

2,521

1,254

2,233

115

10,799

803

1,697

641

719

Industry

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining

12,440

1,358

36

39

68

24

76

75

28

0

25

Construction

173,940

36,073

1,618

904

1,106

111

2,493

464

1,168

513

484

Manufacturing

405,368

95,518

3,399

3,549

2,897

278

11,572

1,335

2,620

1,152

2,416

Wholesale Trade

103,333

23,163

968

523

581

71

1,471

21

768

191

369

Retail Trade

353,019

76,095

2,258

1,802

1,624

131

4,829

727

1,717

516

982

Transportation, warehousing, utilities

131,820

26,346

1,259

546

641

41

1,921

282

768

272

271

Information

118,432

38,871

934

990

612

78

1,655

250

598

299

712

F.I.R.E.

259,538

63,599

1,364

994

989

97

2,147

384

1,128

351

557

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management

365,561

124,196

2,643

2,531

1,606

187

4,631

616

1,772

740

2,003

Educational, health, social services

750,610

184,771

3,168

4,272

2,967

340

9,490

1,006

2,909

1,133

2,020

Class of Worker

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Private Wage, salary workers

2,528,648

633,721

17,595

14,475

12,312

1,194

39,453

4,999

13,032

4,806

8,966

Gov. workers

425,573

90,369

2,066

2,698

2,133

248

6,600

563

1,799

712

1,164

Self-employed workers

201,219

50,865

1,040

985

784

120

1,607

329

753

414

740

Unpaid family workers

5,647

1,318

31

9

55

6

75

19

27

0

15

Income in 1999

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Households

2,444,588

561,506

12,961

12,826

10,450

936

37,992

3,845

9,955

3,741

6,836

Less than $10,000

214,700

35,322

353

523

459

17

4,858

166

263

120

85

$10,000 to $14,999

137,187

24,865

401

400

423

23

2,733

83

313

187

193

$15,000 to $24,999

248,208

45,220

816

887

773

43

4,572

314

613

189

234

$25,000 to $34,999

253,125

49,056

875

847

937

35

4,900

259

728

194

277

$35,000 to $49,999

355,195

74,183

1,720

1,693

1,657

88

6,519

572

1,276

589

546

$50,000 to $74,999

490,998

111,358

3,324

2,589

2,889

165

7,743

803

2,299

724

936

$75,000 to $99,999

312,741

81,462

2,615

2,247

1,593

235

3,587

766

1,987

859

1,211

$100,000 to $149,999

267,300

81,558

2,103

2,555

1,272

196

2,259

562

2,037

580

1,778

$150,000 to $199,999

80,640

28,147

487

672

308

91

512

167

287

169

902

$200,000 or more

84,494

30,335

267

413

139

43

309

153

152

130

674

Median Household income (dollars)

$50,502

$60,821

$67,799

$70,207

$57,676

$86,633

$39,192

$65,163

$68,800

$69,818

$98,272

With earnings

$1,959,211

$469,041

$11,544

$10,820

$8,945

$871

$29,837

$3,477

$8,680

$3,407

$6,227

Mean earnings (dollars)

$68,437

$80,435

$74,166

$80,310

$65,266

$88,726

$50,626

$74,804

$74,236

$80,781

$113,646

Social Security income

$640,561

$134,514

$2,930

$3,328

$2,546

$152

$8,801

$667

$2,446

$584

$1,055

Mean Social Security income

$11,085

$11,640

$10,491

$11,366

$10,946

$11,026

$9,491

$11,706

$11,654

$10,854

$12,314

Supplemental Security income

$119,743

$19,826

$382

$328

$266

$7

$3,129

$73

$229

$115

$96

Mean Supplemental Security income

$6,632

$6,842

$6,916

$8,543

$7,749

$12,543

$6,600

$8,444

$8,691

$6,915

$6,565

Public Assistance income

$70,183

$10,486

$132

$168

$75

$4

$2,194

$34

$162

$70

$36

Mean Public Assistance income

$3,894

$4,197

$2,173

$4,211

$3,779

$500

$4,688

$7,056

$4,919

$3,020

$4,536

Retirement income

$403,769

$86,246

$2,489

$2,329

$1,633

$127

$4,874

$501

$1,735

$489

$850

Mean retirement income

$16,000

$17,598

$14,283

$18,223

$13,695

$18,320

$14,020

$14,067

$14,249

$12,472

$16,951

Families

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Families

1,587,537

363,933

10,306

9,361

7,756

804

24,247

3,018

7,764

2,961

5,824

Less than $10,000

$71,198

$10,477

$194

$147

$155

$5

$2,079

$26

$82

$62

$46

$10,000 to $14,999

$51,086

$8,047

$123

$80

$155

$13

$1,256

$82

$140

$63

$39

$15,000 to $ 24,999

$124,034

$20,672

$435

$304

$489

$16

$2,708

$158

$324

$132

$117

$25,000 to $34,999

$142,948

$25,287

$628

$391

$619

$26

$2,972

$195

$426

$129

$207

$35,000 to $49,999

$225,470

$43,355

$1,309

$1,164

$1,075

$65

$4,265

$349

$947

$414

$400

$50,000 to $74,999

$359,202

$76,277

$2,791

$2,005

$2,232

$136

$5,673

$718

$1,856

$551

$764

$75,000 to $99,999

$251,231

$63,038

$2,220

$1,910

$1,463

$222

$2,812

$698

$1,756

$806

$1,131

$100,000 to $149,999

$222,234

$66,670

$1,890

$2,368

$1,175

$187

$1,840

$520

$1,828

$538

$1,632

$150,000 to $199,999

$68,196

$23,739

$475

$616

$273

$91

$425

$134

$258

$160

$860

$200,000 or more

$71,938

$26,371

$241

$376

$120

$43

$217

$138

$147

$106

$628

Median Family income (dollars)

$61,664

$74,194

$72,102

$82,676

$65,633

$92,270

$45,901

$73,967

$76,443

$78,680

$104,029

Per capita income (dollars)

$25,952

$31,199

$24,953

$30,465

$23,750

$30,608

$17,557

$25,722

$27,031

$27,249

$37,979

Median earnings (dollars)

Male full-time, year round workers

$43,408

$49,460

$47,014

$56,493

$41,873

$31,425

$33,554

$49,625

$50,296

$46,942

$77,417

Female full-time, year round workers

$32,059

$36,288

$33,862

$38,927

$31,396

$39,946

$27,399

$34,983

$33,918

$33,396

$45,095

Poverty Status in 1999 (below poverty level)

State Level

County Level

Billerica

Chelmsford

Dracut

Dunstable

Lowell

Pepperell

Tewksbury

Tyngsborough

Westford

Families

105,619

15,740

290

191

206

17

3,299

59

149

118

78

Percent below poverty level

6.7%

4.3%

2.8%

2.0%

2.7%

2.1%

13.6%

2.0%

1.9%

4.0%

1.3%

With related children under 18 years

81,762

11,459

188

123

122

12

2,730

50

102

110

78

Percent below poverty level

10.1%

6.3%

3.5%

2.7%

3.1%

2.5%

19.2%

2.8%

2.6%

6.3%

2.3%

With related children under 5 years

38,672

5,005

105

30

100

0

1,273

25

27

31

25

Percent below poverty level

12.2%

6.8%

5.3%

1.8%

6.2%

0.0%

20.2%

3.9%

1.6%

4.1%

1.7%

Families w/ female householder, no husband present

61,880

8,093

152

111

80

7

2,135

34

79

38

59

Percent below poverty level

22.1%

15.3%

11.7%

10.0%

6.3%

11.3%

32.3%

9.9%

9.9%

13.8%

13.4%

W/ related children under 18 years

55,625

6,994

138

87

66

7

1,960

34

70

38

59

Percent below poverty level

31.2%

23.9%

19.4%

14.4%

9.6%

16.3%

41.8%

14.4%

14.4%

20.4%

20.9%

W/ related children under 5 years

26,564

3,106

76

21

50

0

983

9

21

0

25

Percent below poverty level

45.4%

36.0%

35.8%

19.1%

24.0%

0.0%

45.5%

16.1%

15.9%

0.0%

34.7%

Individuals

573,421

92,705

1,414

938

1,055

55

17,066

411

1,074

519

345

Percent below poverty level

9.3%

6.5%

3.8%

2.8%

3.7%

1.9%

16.8%

3.7%

3.8%

4.7%

1.7%

18 years and over

396,038

68,327

930

613

795

34

10,487

308

881

313

185

Percent below poverty level

8.5%

6.3%

3.3%

2.5%

3.7%

1.7%

14.2%

4.0%

4.1%

4.0%

1.3%

65 years and over

71,435

12,464

137

222

272

4

1,420

65

162

39

14

Percent below poverty level

8.9%

7.1%

4.3%

5.3%

8.3%

2.1%

14.0%

8.0%

5.3%

5.6%

1.0%

Related children under 18 years

170,795

23,231

441

269

2..

21

6,429

95

170

206

145

Percent below poverty level

11.6%

7.2%

4.5%

3.2%

3.2%

2.4%

23.2%

2.8%

2.4%

6.2%

2.2%

Related children 5 to 17 years

122,354

16,940

302

230

121

21

4,819

67

137

175

119

Percent below poverty level

11.4%

7.3%

4.1%

3.8%

2.3%

3.3%

23.9%

2.6%

2.8%

7.4%

2.5%

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

230,045

42,459

499

372

499

9

5,326

220

681

95

103

Percent below poverty level

19.1%

15.0%

12.8%

8.6%

13.5%

4.8%

25.6%

18.8%

20.1%

8.0%

7.6%