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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Housatonic is $36,635, which is about the same as the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Housatonic median household income is $57,750, which has grown by 62.11% 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 Housatonic residents spend 27.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #105

Housatonic, MA	36,635 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

Housatonic, MA	12,625 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

Housatonic, MA	6,212 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

Housatonic, MA	25,571 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, #161

Housatonic, MA	57,750 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Housatonic, MA	86,131 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Housatonic, MA	62.11%
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

	Housatonic, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.44%	$59,755, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.69%	$17,410, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.08%	$1,243, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.87%	$139,145, 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

Housatonic, MA	70,625 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Housatonic, MA	86,338 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

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$57,750, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$83,462, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,615, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$58,250, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	652, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	215, 32.98%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	193, 89.77%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	193, 89.77%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156, 80.83%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 19.17%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	22, 10.23%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	437, 67.02%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	235, 53.78%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	235, 53.78%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	202, 85.96%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 14.04%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	202, 46.22%, 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

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	358, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	276, 77.09%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	55, 15.36%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 2.51%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	18, 5.03%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Housatonic, MA	27.9 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

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	358	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	156, 43.58%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53, 33.97%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	85, 54.49%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 11.54%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	202, 56.42%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	128, 63.37%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	58, 28.71%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	16, 7.92%, 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

	Housatonic, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	358, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	34, 9.50%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14, 3.91%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 4.47%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 7.26%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	206, 57.54%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	62, 17.32%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Housatonic, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	121	14.86%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38	16.67%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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