Wellesley, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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Wellesley, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	26,613	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	wellesley

Wellesley, Massachusetts Population

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
Male	11,651	43.78%	49.06%
Female	14,962	56.22%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.6		35.3

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	19,938	74.92%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,589	66.09%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,328	16.26%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,710	13.94%	12.43%

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
White	23,947	89.98%	75.14%
Black or African American	426	1.6%	12.32%
Asian	1,691	6.35%	3.64%
Some other race	166	0.62%	5.46%
Two or more races	383	1.44%	2.43%

Wellesley, Massachusetts Housing

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	8,594		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,537	76.06%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,057	23.94%	31.94%

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	8,861		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	267	3.01%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,594	96.99%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,139	80.57%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,455	16.42%	30.77%

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	11	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	54	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	35	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	492	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,312	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2,884	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	791	0.57%
Median (dollars)	548,100	119,600

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	881	10.25%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,161	25.15%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,440	16.76%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,580	18.38%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,026	11.94%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,506	17.52%	9.65%

Wellesley, Massachusetts Education

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,492		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	816	8.6%	6.47%
Kindergarten	452	4.76%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,913	30.69%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,317	13.87%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,994	42.08%	22.81%

Wellesley, Massachusetts Economy

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	20,561		217,168,077
In labor force	12,945	62.96%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,945	62.96%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,494	60.77%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	451	2.19%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	7,616	37.04%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,939	58.07%	51.66%
In labor force	6,439	31.32%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,439	31.32%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,160	29.96%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,442	11.88%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,146		12,787,501

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	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,614		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	257	2.98%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	230	2.67%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	463	5.37%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	407	4.72%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	511	5.93%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,035	12.02%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	886	10.29%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,657	19.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,091	12.67%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,077	24.11%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	113,686		41,994

	Wellesley, Massachusetts	%, Wellesley, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	7,171	34.88%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	154,304		56,604
With Social Security income	2,308	11.23%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,623		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	195	0.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,548		6,320
With public assistance income	92	0.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,895		3,032
With retirement income	1,402	6.82%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	27,466		17,376

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