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	Acton, MA, 01720	United States
Total population	19,828	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
County	MIDDLESEX
City	acton
Zip(s)	01720

Acton, MA, 01720 Population

	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
Male	9,758	49.21%	49.06%
Female	10,070	50.79%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.8		35.3

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	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
18 years and over	13,966	70.44%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,611	68.65%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,075	10.46%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,677	8.46%	12.43%

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	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
White	17,560	88.56%	75.14%
Black or African American	142	0.72%	12.32%
Asian	1,696	8.55%	3.64%
Some other race	136	0.69%	5.46%
Two or more races	294	1.48%	2.43%

Acton, MA, 01720 Housing

	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
Total households	7,293		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,395	73.98%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,898	26.02%	31.94%

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	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
Total housing units	7,454		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	182	2.44%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,293	97.84%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,517	74.01%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,776	23.83%	30.77%

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	Acton, MA, 01720	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	21	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	21	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	48	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	314	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,425	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,148	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	654	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	335,700	119,600

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	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,068	14.64%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,247	30.81%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,328	18.21%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,242	17.03%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	858	11.76%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	529	7.25%	9.65%

Acton, MA, 01720 Education

	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,695		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	546	9.59%	6.47%
Kindergarten	337	5.92%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,912	51.13%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,147	20.14%	21.38%
College or graduate school	753	13.22%	22.81%

Acton, MA, 01720 Economy

	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
Population 16 years and over	14,489		217,168,077
In labor force	10,920	75.37%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	10,898	75.22%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,683	73.73%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	215	1.48%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	22	0.15%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,569	24.63%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,525	51.94%	51.66%
In labor force	4,964	34.26%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,959	34.23%	29.65%
- - Employed	4,826	33.31%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,787	12.33%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	947		12,787,501

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	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,259		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	236	3.25%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	158	2.18%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	331	4.56%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	415	5.72%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	726	10.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,126	15.51%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	996	13.72%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,550	21.35%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	888	12.23%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	833	11.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	91,492		41,994

	Acton, MA, 01720	%, Acton, MA, 01720	United States
With earnings	6,598	45.54%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	110,663		56,604
With Social Security income	1,169	8.07%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,140		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	99	0.68%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,396		6,320
With public assistance income	58	0.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,083		3,032
With retirement income	875	6.04%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,152		17,376

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