Bristol, Massachusetts county Economy Profile

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 Bristol, Massachusetts United States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBristol
Total population534,678 281,421,906
Male256,747138,053,563
Female277,931143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households205,411105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)43,49641,994

Bristol, Massachusetts county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Bristol, Massachusetts equals 211,019. Government workers comprise 13.33% of workers in Bristol, Massachusetts. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.98% of Bristol, Massachusetts labor force. There are four hundred and seventy-three unpaid family workers in Bristol, Massachusetts.

six point nine four percent of population are involved in construction, eighteen point four nine percent are in manufacturing, and four point three six percent are in wholesale trade. Seven point zero eight percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Bristol, Massachusetts. Six point four nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Bristol, Massachusetts.

sixty-five point eight four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Bristol, Massachusetts. 81.7% of Bristol, Massachusetts workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point zero eight percent of Bristol, Massachusetts residents work at home. 2.58% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Bristol, Massachusetts %, Bristol, Massachusetts United States
Population 16 years and over417,857  217,168,077
In labor force275,122 65.84%63.92%
- Civilian labor force274,768 65.76%63.39%
- - Employed258,909 61.96%59.73%
- - Unemployed15,859 3.8%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.8  5.8
- Armed Forces354 0.08%0.53%
Not in labor force142,735 34.16%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over221,036 52.9%51.66%
In labor force132,883 31.8%29.72%
- Civilian labor force132,823 31.79%29.65%
- - Employed125,881 30.13%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years39,876 9.54%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force26,374  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over254,121  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone207,618 81.7%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled27,065 10.65%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)6,556 2.58%4.73%
Walked5,563 2.19%2.93%
Other means2,039 0.8%1.19%
Worked at home5,280 2.08%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.6 0.01%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over258,909  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations79,417 30.67%33.65%
Service occupations39,759 15.36%14.86%
Sales and office occupations68,185 26.34%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations920 0.36%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations24,662 9.53%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations45,966 17.75%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1,391 0.54%1.87%
Construction17,979 6.94%6.78%
Manufacturing47,863 18.49%14.1%
Wholesale trade11,284 4.36%3.6%
Retail trade32,988 12.74%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities10,947 4.23%5.2%
Information6,698 2.59%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing16,125 6.23%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services18,337 7.08%9.3%
Educational, health and social services55,982 21.62%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services16,813 6.49%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)11,143 4.3%4.87%
Public administration11,359 4.39%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers211,019 81.5%78.47%
Government workers34,523 13.33%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business12,894 4.98%6.63%
Unpaid family workers473 0.18%0.31%
 Bristol, Massachusetts %, Bristol, Massachusetts United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households205,556  105,539,122
Less than $10,00021,933 10.67%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99914,402 7.01%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99925,256 12.29%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99922,336 10.87%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99931,647 15.4%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99943,089 20.96%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99924,316 11.83%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99916,305 7.93%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9993,334 1.62%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,938 1.43%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)43,496  41,994
With earnings159,711 38.22%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)57,255  56,604
With Social Security income57,573 13.78%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,237  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income12,861 3.08%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,284  6,320
With public assistance income7,964 1.91%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,671  3,032
With retirement income34,815 8.33%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,332  17,376
 
Families141,545  72,261,780
Less than $10,0007,469 5.28%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9996,118 4.32%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99914,113 9.97%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99914,480 10.23%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99922,587 15.96%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99935,262 24.91%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99921,331 15.07%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99914,574 10.3%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993,042 2.15%2.75%
$200,000 or more2,569 1.81%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)53,733  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,978  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers39,361  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers27,516  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families10,981  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years8,421 76.69%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years4,210 38.34%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present6,606  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years6,095 92.26%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years3,205 48.52%42.27%
 
Individuals52,236  33,899,812
18 years and over34,975 66.96%65.35%
- 65 years and over8,516 16.3%9.7%
Related children under 18 years16,670 31.91%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years11,550 22.11%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over18,706 35.81%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.