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Brattleboro, Vermont Economy Profile

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 Brattleboro, Vermont United States
StateVermont
CityBrattleboro
Total population8,289 281,421,906
Male3,797138,053,563
Female4,492143,368,343
Median age (years)39.235.3
Total households3,729105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)29,95241,994

Brattleboro, Vermont Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Brattleboro, Vermont equals three thousand, ninety-nine. Government workers comprise fourteen point three four percent of workers in Brattleboro, Vermont. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 11.25% of Brattleboro, Vermont labor force. There are ten unpaid family workers in Brattleboro, Vermont.

five point zero seven percent of population are involved in construction, eleven point six six percent are in manufacturing, and five point eight six percent are in wholesale trade. 4.91% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Brattleboro, Vermont. 10.51% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Brattleboro, Vermont.

65.9% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Brattleboro, Vermont. Sixty-seven point one two percent of Brattleboro, Vermont workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point seven seven percent of Brattleboro, Vermont residents work at home. 1.16% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Brattleboro, Vermont %, Brattleboro, Vermont United States
Population 16 years and over6,693  217,168,077
In labor force4,411 65.9%63.92%
- Civilian labor force4,411 65.9%63.39%
- - Employed4,178 62.42%59.73%
- - Unemployed233 3.48%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force2,282 34.1%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over3,685 55.06%51.66%
In labor force2,235 33.39%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,235 33.39%29.65%
- - Employed2,112 31.56%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years513 7.66%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force275  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over4,130  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,772 67.12%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled519 12.57%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)48 1.16%4.73%
Walked481 11.65%2.93%
Other means113 2.74%1.19%
Worked at home197 4.77%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)16.2 0.39%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over4,178  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,368 32.74%33.65%
Service occupations726 17.38%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,109 26.54%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations43 1.03%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations308 7.37%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations624 14.94%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining52 1.24%1.87%
Construction212 5.07%6.78%
Manufacturing487 11.66%14.1%
Wholesale trade245 5.86%3.6%
Retail trade429 10.27%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities182 4.36%5.2%
Information115 2.75%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing224 5.36%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services205 4.91%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,156 27.67%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services439 10.51%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)208 4.98%4.87%
Public administration224 5.36%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers3,099 74.17%78.47%
Government workers599 14.34%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business470 11.25%6.63%
Unpaid family workers10 0.24%0.31%
 Brattleboro, Vermont %, Brattleboro, Vermont United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households3,726  105,539,122
Less than $10,000477 12.8%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999335 8.99%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999762 20.45%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999568 15.24%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999544 14.6%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999588 15.78%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999286 7.68%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999118 3.17%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99916 0.43%2.2%
$200,000 or more32 0.86%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,952  41,994
With earnings2,850 42.58%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)38,266  56,604
With Social Security income1,046 15.63%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,904  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income261 3.9%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,176  6,320
With public assistance income345 5.15%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,876  3,032
With retirement income552 8.25%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)9,267  17,376
 
Families1,877  72,261,780
Less than $10,000126 6.71%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999115 6.13%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999320 17.05%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999271 14.44%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999323 17.21%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999391 20.83%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999168 8.95%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999115 6.13%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99916 0.85%2.75%
$200,000 or more32 1.7%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)40,509  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)18,573  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,463  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers25,115  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families210  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years195 92.86%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years76 36.19%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present157  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years148 94.27%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years53 33.76%42.27%
 
Individuals1,218  33,899,812
18 years and over811 66.58%65.35%
- 65 years and over100 8.21%9.7%
Related children under 18 years396 32.51%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years290 23.81%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over531 43.6%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.