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Fall River, Massachusetts Economy Profile

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 Fall River, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CityFall River
Total population91,938 281,421,906
Male42,953138,053,563
Female48,985143,368,343
Median age (years)35.735.3
Total households38,759105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)29,01441,994

Fall River, Massachusetts Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Fall River, Massachusetts, 20.79% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Seven point zero five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Fall River, Massachusetts. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Fall River, Massachusetts is as follows: five point eight nine percent.

In Fall River, Massachusetts government workers account for 11.89% of workers. Eighty-four point six three percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Fall River, Massachusetts is equal to $29,014 while median family income is $37,671. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Fall River, Massachusetts are $31,330. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-three dollars.

0.0 of families in Fall River, Massachusetts are below poverty line (total population in Fall River, Massachusetts is 91,938). There are 2,249 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Fall River, Massachusetts resident is thirty-five point seven years old.

 Fall River, Massachusetts %, Fall River, Massachusetts United States
Population 16 years and over72,237  217,168,077
In labor force42,682 59.09%63.92%
- Civilian labor force42,647 59.04%63.39%
- - Employed39,674 54.92%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,973 4.12%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.0  5.8
- Armed Forces35 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force29,555 40.91%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over39,309 54.42%51.66%
In labor force21,131 29.25%29.72%
- Civilian labor force21,131 29.25%29.65%
- - Employed19,797 27.41%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years6,732 9.32%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force4,170  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over38,840  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone30,645 78.9%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled5,738 14.77%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)567 1.46%4.73%
Walked1,195 3.08%2.93%
Other means321 0.83%1.19%
Worked at home374 0.96%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)22.1 0.06%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over39,674  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations8,870 22.36%33.65%
Service occupations7,364 18.56%14.86%
Sales and office occupations9,855 24.84%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations109 0.27%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations3,841 9.68%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations9,635 24.29%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining100 0.25%1.87%
Construction2,507 6.32%6.78%
Manufacturing9,652 24.33%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,459 3.68%3.6%
Retail trade4,953 12.48%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,333 3.36%5.2%
Information783 1.97%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,156 5.43%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,338 5.89%9.3%
Educational, health and social services8,250 20.79%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,799 7.05%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,706 4.3%4.87%
Public administration1,638 4.13%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers33,575 84.63%78.47%
Government workers4,716 11.89%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,312 3.31%6.63%
Unpaid family workers71 0.18%0.31%
 Fall River, Massachusetts %, Fall River, Massachusetts United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households38,775  105,539,122
Less than $10,0006,744 17.39%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9994,100 10.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9996,611 17.05%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9994,783 12.34%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,994 15.46%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9996,438 16.6%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,460 6.34%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,266 3.26%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999176 0.45%2.2%
$200,000 or more203 0.52%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,014  41,994
With earnings27,061 37.46%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)42,032  56,604
With Social Security income11,673 16.16%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,058  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income3,798 5.26%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,035  6,320
With public assistance income2,534 3.51%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,940  3,032
With retirement income6,596 9.13%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)11,273  17,376
 
Families23,753  72,261,780
Less than $10,0002,398 10.1%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,789 7.53%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,746 15.77%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9993,051 12.84%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9994,309 18.14%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9995,037 21.21%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9992,056 8.66%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,066 4.49%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999158 0.67%2.75%
$200,000 or more143 0.6%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)37,671  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,118  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,330  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,883  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families3,334  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years2,709 81.25%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years1,415 42.44%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present2,249  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years2,067 91.91%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years1,143 50.82%42.27%
 
Individuals15,421  33,899,812
18 years and over9,809 63.61%65.35%
- 65 years and over2,471 16.02%9.7%
Related children under 18 years5,474 35.5%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years3,672 23.81%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over5,125 33.23%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.