Wakefield, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Wakefield, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	24,804	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	wakefield

Wakefield, Massachusetts Population

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
Male	11,762	47.42%	49.06%
Female	13,042	52.58%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.9		35.3

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	19,197	77.39%	74.31%
21 years and over	18,578	74.9%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,292	17.3%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,749	15.11%	12.43%

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
White	24,045	96.94%	75.14%
Black or African American	111	0.45%	12.32%
Asian	354	1.43%	3.64%
Some other race	70	0.28%	5.46%
Two or more races	224	0.9%	2.43%

Wakefield, Massachusetts Housing

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	9,747		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,604	67.75%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,143	32.25%	31.94%

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	9,937		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	190	1.91%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,747	98.09%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,019	70.64%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,728	27.45%	30.77%

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	20	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	44	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	129	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,301	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,940	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,342	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	91	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	22	0.57%
Median (dollars)	242,400	119,600

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,220	12.52%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,305	23.65%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,397	14.33%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,924	19.74%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,136	11.65%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,765	18.11%	9.65%

Wakefield, Massachusetts Education

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,135		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	537	8.75%	6.47%
Kindergarten	295	4.81%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,563	41.78%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,227	20.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,513	24.66%	22.81%

Wakefield, Massachusetts Economy

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	19,889		217,168,077
In labor force	13,652	68.64%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,644	68.6%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,217	66.45%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	427	2.15%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	8	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,237	31.36%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,555	53.07%	51.66%
In labor force	6,578	33.07%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,578	33.07%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,401	32.18%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,841	9.26%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,244		12,787,501

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	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,776		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	425	4.35%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	351	3.59%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	677	6.93%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	769	7.87%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,385	14.17%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,951	19.96%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,783	18.24%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,635	16.72%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	486	4.97%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	314	3.21%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	66,117		41,994

	Wakefield, Massachusetts	%, Wakefield, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	8,114	40.8%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	78,810		56,604
With Social Security income	2,756	13.86%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,422		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	326	1.64%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,850		6,320
With public assistance income	133	0.67%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	5,325		3,032
With retirement income	1,774	8.92%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,430		17,376

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