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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Petersham is $41,817, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Petersham median household income is $56,250. On average Petersham residents spend 42.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is much higher 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, #63

Petersham, MA	41,817 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

Petersham, MA	36,786 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

Petersham, MA	31,375 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

Petersham, MA	38,125 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, #165

Petersham, MA	56,250 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Petersham, MA	88,419 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Petersham, MA	28.57%
Massachusetts	34.34%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Petersham, MA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Massachusetts and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Petersham, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.60%	$26,285, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.60%	$14,950, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.80%	$0, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	43.20%	$20,120, 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

Petersham, MA	88,438 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Petersham, MA	113,777 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

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$53,958, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$123,125, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,583, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$46,250, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	243, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	127, 52.26%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	79, 62.20%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	79, 62.20%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	79, 100.00%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	48, 37.80%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	116, 47.74%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	60, 51.72%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	60, 51.72%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51, 85.00%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 15.00%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	56, 48.28%, 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

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	130, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	95, 73.08%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12, 9.23%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 2.31%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	5, 3.85%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 11.54%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Petersham, MA	42.0 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

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	79, 60.77%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45, 56.96%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 3.80%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 7.59%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 3.80%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 7.59%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 20.25%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	51, 39.23%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	28, 54.90%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15, 29.41%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 15.69%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Petersham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	130, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 10.77%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	3, 2.31%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16, 12.31%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3, 2.31%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	6, 4.62%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 20.00%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39, 30.00%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14, 10.77%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 4.62%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 2.31%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Petersham, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4	1.61%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2	2.82%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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