Fitchburg, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Fitchburg, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	39,102	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	fitchburg

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Population

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
Male	18,659	47.72%	49.06%
Female	20,443	52.28%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.1		35.3

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	28,998	74.16%	74.31%
21 years and over	26,958	68.94%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,462	16.53%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,713	14.61%	12.43%

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
White	32,007	81.86%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,426	3.65%	12.32%
Asian	1,668	4.27%	3.64%
Some other race	2,803	7.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,198	3.06%	2.43%

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Housing

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	14,943		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,363	62.66%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,580	37.34%	31.94%

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	16,002		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,059	6.62%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,943	93.38%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,708	48.17%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,235	45.21%	30.77%

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	77	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,087	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,371	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	832	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	150	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	40	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	20	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	112,100	119,600

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,852	19.09%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,274	28.6%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,959	13.11%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,326	15.57%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,340	8.97%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,192	14.67%	9.65%

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Education

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,101		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	503	4.53%	6.47%
Kindergarten	595	5.36%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,954	44.63%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,280	20.54%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,769	24.94%	22.81%

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Economy

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	30,162		217,168,077
In labor force	19,142	63.46%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,142	63.46%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,536	58.14%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,606	5.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	11,020	36.54%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,998	53.04%	51.66%
In labor force	9,100	30.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,100	30.17%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,436	27.97%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,848	9.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,825		12,787,501

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	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,982		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,898	12.67%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,163	7.76%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,156	14.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,894	12.64%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,660	17.75%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,928	19.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,290	8.61%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	808	5.39%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	113	0.75%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	72	0.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,004		41,994

	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	%, Fitchburg, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	11,170	37.03%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	47,040		56,604
With Social Security income	4,598	15.24%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,573		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,220	4.04%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,948		6,320
With public assistance income	877	2.91%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,133		3,032
With retirement income	2,672	8.86%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,736		17,376

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