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Great Barrington, MA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Great Barrington is $29,011, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Great Barrington median household income is $42,059, which has grown by 19.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Great Barrington residents spend 17.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #179

Great Barrington, MA	29,011 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	28,583 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	30,298 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	19,322 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #220

Great Barrington, MA	42,059 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	56,531 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #172

Great Barrington, MA	19.90%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Great Barrington, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.09%	$22,450, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.97%	$14,236, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.62%	$1,467, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.07%	$24,927, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	57,679 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	80,864 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$40,809, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Hispanic	$56,199, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Two or More Races	$29,821, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$36,419, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,428, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$28,047, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,032, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	1,044, 51.38%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	820, 78.54%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	820, 78.54%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	760, 92.68%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	60, 7.32%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	224, 21.46%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	988, 48.62%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	607, 61.44%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	607, 61.44%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	573, 94.40%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	34, 5.60%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	381, 38.56%, see rank	36.65%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,333, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	779, 58.44%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	443, 33.23%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.15%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	64, 4.80%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 3.38%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Great Barrington, MA	17.1 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,333	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	760, 57.01%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	135, 17.76%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	397, 52.24%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	98, 12.89%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	87, 11.45%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43, 5.66%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	573, 42.99%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	207, 36.13%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	185, 32.29%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	123, 21.47%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 10.12%, see rank	4.29%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Great Barrington, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,333, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 1.28%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	87, 6.53%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	47, 3.53%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 0.90%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	151, 11.33%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	12, 0.90%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 1.13%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	110, 8.25%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	342, 25.66%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	457, 34.28%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	21, 1.58%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	62, 4.65%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Great Barrington, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	324	13.94%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	9.46%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.