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Chelsea, Massachusetts Economy Profile

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 Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CityChelsea
Total population35,080 281,421,906
Male17,617138,053,563
Female17,463143,368,343
Median age (years)31.335.3
Total households11,888105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,16141,994

Chelsea, Massachusetts Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Chelsea, Massachusetts, 16.59% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Ten point six five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Chelsea, Massachusetts is as follows: twelve point one eight percent.

In Chelsea, Massachusetts government workers account for 12.69% of workers. 83.82% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Chelsea, Massachusetts is equal to $30,161 while median family income is $32,130. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Chelsea, Massachusetts are $27,280. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $26,010.

zero of families in Chelsea, Massachusetts are below poverty line (total population in Chelsea, Massachusetts is 35,080). There are 851 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Chelsea, Massachusetts resident is thirty-one point three years old.

 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
Population 16 years and over26,394  217,168,077
In labor force14,212 53.85%63.92%
- Civilian labor force14,212 53.85%63.39%
- - Employed13,173 49.91%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,039 3.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force12,182 46.15%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over13,085 49.58%51.66%
In labor force6,452 24.44%29.72%
- Civilian labor force6,452 24.44%29.65%
- - Employed5,887 22.3%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,102 11.75%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,695  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over12,574  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone6,010 47.8%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,208 17.56%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)3,133 24.92%4.73%
Walked824 6.55%2.93%
Other means138 1.1%1.19%
Worked at home261 2.08%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)30.7 0.24%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over13,173  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,361 17.92%33.65%
Service occupations3,324 25.23%14.86%
Sales and office occupations3,330 25.28%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations108 0.82%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations966 7.33%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,084 23.41%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining67 0.51%1.87%
Construction626 4.75%6.78%
Manufacturing1,989 15.1%14.1%
Wholesale trade617 4.68%3.6%
Retail trade1,282 9.73%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities859 6.52%5.2%
Information263 2.0%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing943 7.16%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,604 12.18%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,185 16.59%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,403 10.65%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)776 5.89%4.87%
Public administration559 4.24%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers11,041 83.82%78.47%
Government workers1,672 12.69%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business429 3.26%6.63%
Unpaid family workers31 0.24%0.31%
 Chelsea, Massachusetts %, Chelsea, Massachusetts United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households11,908  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,255 18.94%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999994 8.35%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,772 14.88%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,617 13.58%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,815 15.24%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,849 15.53%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999816 6.85%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999589 4.95%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99995 0.8%2.2%
$200,000 or more106 0.89%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,161  41,994
With earnings8,519 32.28%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)46,963  56,604
With Social Security income2,882 10.92%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,433  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,455 5.51%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,953  6,320
With public assistance income864 3.27%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,274  3,032
With retirement income1,476 5.59%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,300  17,376
 
Families7,686  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,073 13.96%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999515 6.7%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,243 16.17%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,257 16.35%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,117 14.53%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,259 16.38%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999678 8.82%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999408 5.31%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99951 0.66%2.75%
$200,000 or more85 1.11%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)32,130  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,628  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,280  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,010  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,582  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,194 75.47%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years613 38.75%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present851  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years703 82.61%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years337 39.6%42.27%
 
Individuals7,921  33,899,812
18 years and over5,206 65.72%65.35%
- 65 years and over705 8.9%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,665 33.64%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,950 24.62%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,381 30.06%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.