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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Southbridge Town is $22,773, which is much lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Southbridge Town median household income is $42,376. On average Southbridge Town residents spend 23.2 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, #221

Southbridge Town, MA	22,773 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

Southbridge Town, MA	29,857 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

Southbridge Town, MA	36,462 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

Southbridge Town, MA	24,737 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, #217

Southbridge Town, MA	42,376 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Southbridge Town, MA	55,530 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Southbridge Town, MA		-10.28%
Massachusetts		34.34%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Southbridge Town, 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

	Southbridge Town, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.40%	$6,359, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.71%	$14,141, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.47%	$4,390, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.85%	$17,416, 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

Southbridge Town, MA	54,322 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Southbridge Town, MA	64,288 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

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$47,395, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$31,471, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,096, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$49,201, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$12,202, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
One Race, Other	$28,561, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$9,107, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$24,296, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,710, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,814, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$28,908, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,239, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	6,336, 47.86%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,337, 68.45%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,337, 68.45%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,804, 87.71%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	533, 12.29%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,999, 31.55%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	6,903, 52.14%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,266, 61.80%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,266, 61.80%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,901, 91.44%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	365, 8.56%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,637, 38.20%, 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

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,464, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,945, 79.65%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,059, 14.19%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.01%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	229, 3.07%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	37, 0.50%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	193, 2.59%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Southbridge Town, MA	23.2 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

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,705	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	3,804, 49.37%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	755, 19.85%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	772, 20.29%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	504, 13.25%, 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	267, 7.02%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,310, 34.44%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	3,901, 50.63%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,234, 31.63%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	905, 23.20%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,184, 30.35%, 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	572, 14.66%, 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

	Southbridge Town, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,705, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	354, 4.59%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,774, 23.02%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	125, 1.62%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	898, 11.65%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	200, 2.60%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	114, 1.48%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	362, 4.70%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	477, 6.19%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,098, 27.23%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	651, 8.45%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	296, 3.84%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	356, 4.62%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Southbridge Town, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,989	18.13%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	603	15.12%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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