Taunton, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Taunton, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	55,976	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	taunton

Taunton, Massachusetts Population

	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
Male	26,904	48.06%	49.06%
Female	29,072	51.94%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.7		35.3

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	42,057	75.13%	74.31%
21 years and over	40,195	71.81%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,404	15.01%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,217	12.89%	12.43%

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
White	51,315	91.67%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,534	2.74%	12.32%
Asian	334	0.6%	3.64%
Some other race	1,558	2.78%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,235	2.21%	2.43%

Taunton, Massachusetts Housing

	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	22,045		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,476	65.67%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,569	34.33%	31.94%

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	22,908		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	863	3.77%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	22,045	96.23%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,495	58.91%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	8,550	37.32%	30.77%

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	38	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,073	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,104	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,250	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,013	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	106	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	9	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.57%
Median (dollars)	145,800	119,600

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,517	15.95%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,429	29.16%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,828	17.36%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,384	15.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,889	8.57%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,998	13.6%	9.65%

Taunton, Massachusetts Education

	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,482		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	959	7.11%	6.47%
Kindergarten	819	6.07%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,380	47.32%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,839	21.06%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,485	18.43%	22.81%

Taunton, Massachusetts Economy

	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	43,556		217,168,077
In labor force	29,696	68.18%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,655	68.08%	63.39%
- - Employed	28,391	65.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,264	2.9%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	41	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,860	31.82%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,843	52.45%	51.66%
In labor force	14,320	32.88%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,314	32.86%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,703	31.46%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,443	10.2%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,081		12,787,501

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	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	22,071		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,024	9.17%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,262	5.72%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,806	12.71%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,705	12.26%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,972	18.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,072	22.98%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,467	11.18%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,473	6.67%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	203	0.92%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	87	0.39%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,932		41,994

	Taunton, Massachusetts	%, Taunton, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	17,512	40.21%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,516		56,604
With Social Security income	5,674	13.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,312		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,372	3.15%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,854		6,320
With public assistance income	826	1.9%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,800		3,032
With retirement income	3,615	8.3%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,490		17,376

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