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West Springfield, MA Income and Careers

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As of 2000, the per capita income of West Springfield is $20,982, which is lower than the state average of $25,952 and is about the same as the national average of $21,587. West Springfield median household income is $40,266. On average West Springfield residents spend 20.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.1 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, see rank

West Springfield, MA	20,982 USD
Massachusetts	25,952 USD
U.S.	21,587 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	32,910 USD
Massachusetts	38,478 USD
U.S.	32,098 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	38,082 USD
Massachusetts	43,048 USD
U.S.	37,057 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	28,079 USD
Massachusetts	32,059 USD
U.S.	27,194 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	40,266 USD
Massachusetts	50,502 USD
U.S.	41,994 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	48,756 USD
Massachusetts	66,365 USD
U.S.	56,644 USD

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

	West Springfield, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	38.51%	$5,945, see rank	42.07%	$10,510	35.87%	$10,677
Social Security Income	31.48%	$10,937, see rank	26.20%	$11,085	25.66%	$11,320
Public Assistance Income	4.65%	$3,500, see rank	2.87%	$3,894	3.44%	$3,032
Retirement Income	18.76%	$13,000, see rank	16.52%	$16,000	16.73%	$17,376

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

*Based on 2000 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	50,282 USD
Massachusetts	61,664 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Springfield, MA	58,535 USD
Massachusetts	78,301 USD
U.S.	64,663 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 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$41,345, see rank	$52,445	$44,687
Black	$38,843, see rank	$33,727	$29,423
Hispanic	$29,239, see rank	$27,300	$33,676
Asian	$38,214, see rank	$51,273	$51,908
American Indian, Alaska Native	$6,827, see rank	$36,810	$30,599
One Race, Other	$23,542, see rank	$26,301	$32,694
Two or More Races	$25,341, see rank	$34,229	$35,587

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$23,706, see rank	$27,364	$22,679
25 to 34	$36,818, see rank	$51,855	$41,414
35 to 44	$49,698, see rank	$61,304	$50,654
45 to 54	$57,589, see rank	$67,287	$56,300
55 to 64	$47,500, see rank	$56,699	$47,447
65 to 74	$32,188, see rank	$33,589	$31,368
75 or over	$18,969, see rank	$21,522	$22,259

*Based on 2000 data.

Employment Status

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,199, see rank	5,010,241	217,168,077
Male¹	10,576, 47.64%, see rank	47.30%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,564, 71.52%, see rank	72.64%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.20%, see rank	0.19%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	7,543, 71.32%, see rank	72.45%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,222, 95.74%, see rank	95.25%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	321, 4.26%, see rank	4.75%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,012, 28.48%, see rank	27.36%	29.25%
Female¹	11,623, 52.36%, see rank	52.70%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,712, 57.75%, see rank	60.45%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	6,712, 57.75%, see rank	60.41%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,442, 95.98%, see rank	95.64%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	270, 4.02%, see rank	4.36%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,911, 42.25%, see rank	39.55%	42.46%

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 2000 data.

Commuting to Work

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,454, 100%	3,102,837	128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,234, 83.50%, see rank	73.81%	75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,356, 10.08%, see rank	9.00%	12.19%
Public Transportation	284, 2.11%, see rank	8.73%	4.73%
Walked	325, 2.42%, see rank	4.34%	2.93%
Other Means	48, 0.36%, see rank	0.99%	1.19%
Worked at Home	207, 1.54%, see rank	3.14%	3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Springfield, MA	20.5 minutes
Massachusetts	26.9 minutes
U.S.	25.1 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 2000 data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,664	3,161,087	129,721,512
Male¹	7,222, 52.85%, see rank	51.74%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,864, 25.81%, see rank	39.01%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	977, 13.53%, see rank	12.30%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,488, 20.60%, see rank	18.45%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.12%, see rank	0.32%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,049, 14.53%, see rank	13.90%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,835, 25.41%, see rank	16.01%	20.47%
Female¹	6,442, 47.15%, see rank	48.26%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,350, 36.48%, see rank	43.31%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	1,057, 16.41%, see rank	15.93%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,447, 37.99%, see rank	33.89%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 0.47%, see rank	0.09%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 0.43%, see rank	0.56%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	530, 8.23%, see rank	6.22%	7.96%

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

Industry

	West Springfield, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,664, 100%	3,161,087	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 0.22%, see rank	0.39%	1.87%
Construction	601, 4.40%, see rank	5.50%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,345, 17.16%, see rank	12.82%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	615, 4.50%, see rank	3.27%	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,787, 13.08%, see rank	11.17%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	917, 6.71%, see rank	4.17%	5.20%
Information	316, 2.31%, see rank	3.75%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,038, 7.60%, see rank	8.21%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	968, 7.08%, see rank	11.56%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,880, 21.08%, see rank	23.75%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	746, 5.46%, see rank	6.77%	7.87%
Public Administration	654, 4.79%, see rank	4.25%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	767, 5.61%, see rank	4.39%	4.87%

*Based on 2000 data.

Poverty Level

	West Springfield, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,278	11.94%, see rank	9.34%	12.38%
Family in Poverty	623	8.66%, see rank	6.65%	9.16%

*Based on 2000 data.