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Townsend, MA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Townsend is $25,608, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Townsend median household income is $59,333, which has grown by 18.11% 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 Townsend residents spend 34.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is 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, #205

Townsend, MA	25,608 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

Townsend, MA	40,137 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

Townsend, MA	55,000 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

Townsend, MA	19,899 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, #149

Townsend, MA	59,333 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Townsend, MA	62,829 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #179

Townsend, MA	18.11%
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

	Townsend, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.14%	$2,958, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.42%	$14,320, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.41%	$8,100, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.35%	$13,232, 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

Townsend, MA	75,556 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Townsend, MA	82,358 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

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$59,750, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$77,778, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,798, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$29,904, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	878, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	376, 42.82%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	339, 90.16%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	339, 90.16%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	310, 91.45%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 8.55%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	37, 9.84%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	502, 57.18%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	291, 57.97%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	291, 57.97%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	276, 94.85%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 5.15%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	211, 42.03%, 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

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	516, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	449, 87.02%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22, 4.26%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	9, 1.74%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	36, 6.98%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Townsend, MA	34.2 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

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	586	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	310, 52.90%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 31.61%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 20.97%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99, 31.94%, 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	22, 7.10%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	276, 47.10%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 27.54%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	73, 26.45%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	113, 40.94%, 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	14, 5.07%, 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

	Townsend, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	586, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 1.88%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	35, 5.97%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	168, 28.67%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 1.37%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	34, 5.80%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 4.78%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	8, 1.37%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31, 5.29%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 7.34%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	120, 20.48%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	81, 13.82%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	17, 2.90%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 0.34%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Townsend, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	117	9.94%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7	2.55%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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