Berkshire, Massachusetts county Economy Profile

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 Berkshire, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Total population134,953 281,421,906
Male64,547138,053,563
Female70,406143,368,343
Median age (years)40.535.3
Total households56,006105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)39,04741,994

Berkshire, Massachusetts county Economy

63.44% of people are in the labor force of Berkshire, Massachusetts. The total population of Berkshire, Massachusetts is 134,953 people. Per capita income in Berkshire, Massachusetts is equal to twenty-one thousand, eight hundred and seven dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Berkshire, Massachusetts, receive $36,692, female full-time, year-round workers in Berkshire, Massachusetts, are paid twenty-six thousand, five hundred and four dollars. There are one thousand, four hundred and eighteen families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.01% of workers in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Seventy-eight point six one percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Berkshire, Massachusetts. There are one hundred and sixty Unpaid family workers in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Two thousand, three hundred and four people are involved in public administration. 27.73% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Berkshire, Massachusetts. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Berkshire, Massachusetts is as follows: 2.79%.

 Berkshire, Massachusetts %, Berkshire, Massachusetts United States
Population 16 years and over108,466  217,168,077
In labor force68,806 63.44%63.92%
- Civilian labor force68,792 63.42%63.39%
- - Employed65,253 60.16%59.73%
- - Unemployed3,539 3.26%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.1  5.8
- Armed Forces14 0.01%0.53%
Not in labor force39,660 36.56%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over57,473 52.99%51.66%
In labor force33,514 30.9%29.72%
- Civilian labor force33,514 30.9%29.65%
- - Employed32,015 29.52%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years8,180 7.54%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force5,554  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over64,058  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone50,702 79.15%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled6,213 9.7%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)938 1.46%4.73%
Walked3,392 5.3%2.93%
Other means493 0.77%1.19%
Worked at home2,320 3.62%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.2 0.03%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over65,253  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations22,893 35.08%33.65%
Service occupations12,232 18.75%14.86%
Sales and office occupations16,331 25.03%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations293 0.45%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations5,722 8.77%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations7,782 11.93%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining735 1.13%1.87%
Construction4,289 6.57%6.78%
Manufacturing8,441 12.94%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,396 2.14%3.6%
Retail trade8,377 12.84%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,823 2.79%5.2%
Information1,842 2.82%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing3,393 5.2%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services4,662 7.14%9.3%
Educational, health and social services18,094 27.73%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services6,558 10.05%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)3,339 5.12%4.87%
Public administration2,304 3.53%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers51,298 78.61%78.47%
Government workers8,570 13.13%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business5,225 8.01%6.63%
Unpaid family workers160 0.25%0.31%
 Berkshire, Massachusetts %, Berkshire, Massachusetts United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households55,874  105,539,122
Less than $10,0005,523 9.88%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9994,169 7.46%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9998,005 14.33%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9997,575 13.56%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9999,186 16.44%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99910,947 19.59%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9995,042 9.02%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9993,494 6.25%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999883 1.58%2.2%
$200,000 or more1,050 1.88%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)39,047  41,994
With earnings41,911 38.64%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)51,431  56,604
With Social Security income18,391 16.96%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,429  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income2,735 2.52%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,525  6,320
With public assistance income1,487 1.37%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,191  3,032
With retirement income11,658 10.75%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,179  17,376
 
Families35,225  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,460 4.14%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,221 3.47%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,762 10.68%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9994,711 13.37%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9996,380 18.11%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9998,876 25.2%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9994,244 12.05%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,942 8.35%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999793 2.25%2.75%
$200,000 or more836 2.37%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)50,162  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)21,807  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers36,692  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,504  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,279  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,841 80.78%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years950 41.68%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,418  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,335 94.15%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years693 48.87%42.27%
 
Individuals12,204  33,899,812
18 years and over8,332 68.27%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,636 13.41%9.7%
Related children under 18 years3,580 29.33%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,487 20.38%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over5,295 43.39%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.