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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Wareham is $29,607, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. West Wareham median household income is $64,955, which has grown by 95.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Wareham 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, #175

West Wareham, MA	29,607 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

West Wareham, MA	34,246 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

West Wareham, MA	39,074 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

West Wareham, MA	21,893 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, #123

West Wareham, MA	64,955 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Wareham, MA	74,907 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

West Wareham, MA	95.84%
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

	West Wareham, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.71%	$13,818, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.22%	$17,245, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.09%	$0, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.82%	$12,041, 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

West Wareham, MA	83,028 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Wareham, MA	91,636 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

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$71,830, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$116,667, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
One Race, Other	$32,993, see rank	$32,154	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$81,685, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,333, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$31,250, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,591, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	1,206, 46.55%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	801, 66.42%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	801, 66.42%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	707, 88.26%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	94, 11.74%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	405, 33.58%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	1,385, 53.45%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	919, 66.35%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	919, 66.35%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	846, 92.06%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	73, 7.94%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	466, 33.65%, 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

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,537, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,478, 96.16%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	16, 1.04%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	43, 2.80%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Wareham, 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

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,553	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	707, 45.52%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100, 14.14%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	94, 13.30%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	235, 33.24%, 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	85, 12.02%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	161, 22.77%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	846, 54.48%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	258, 30.50%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	195, 23.05%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	393, 46.45%, 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	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

	West Wareham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,553, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 1.03%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	100, 6.44%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	62, 3.99%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	53, 3.41%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	402, 25.89%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 3.93%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	43, 2.77%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	88, 5.67%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	72, 4.64%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	322, 20.73%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	147, 9.47%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	126, 8.11%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 3.93%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Wareham, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	214	6.97%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	57	7.73%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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