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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lee is $26,320, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lee median household income is $40,034, which has grown by 24.39% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lee residents spend 17.3 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, #202

Lee, MA	26,320 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

Lee, MA	30,000 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

Lee, MA	33,780 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

Lee, MA	23,450 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, #225

Lee, MA	40,034 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lee, MA	55,048 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #161

Lee, MA	24.39%
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

	Lee, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.48%	$5,245, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.05%	$12,764, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.03%	$2,161, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.62%	$23,956, 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

Lee, MA	47,083 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lee, MA	71,059 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

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$34,851, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$41,952, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,250, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$30,021, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,631, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	825, 50.58%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	508, 61.58%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	508, 61.58%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	462, 90.94%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 9.06%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	317, 38.42%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	806, 49.42%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	533, 66.13%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	533, 66.13%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	452, 84.80%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 15.20%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	273, 33.87%, 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

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	895, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	569, 63.58%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	131, 14.64%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	64, 7.15%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	39, 4.36%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	19, 2.12%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	73, 8.16%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lee, MA	17.3 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

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	914	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	462, 50.55%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151, 32.68%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	43, 9.31%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62, 13.42%, 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	100, 21.65%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64, 13.85%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	452, 49.45%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	181, 40.04%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	66, 14.60%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	186, 41.15%, 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	19, 4.20%, 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

	Lee, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	914, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 1.31%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	104, 11.38%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	49, 5.36%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	169, 18.49%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	40, 4.38%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	24, 2.63%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	55, 6.02%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	90, 9.85%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	312, 34.14%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	21, 2.30%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	38, 4.16%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lee, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	340	18.00%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	35	7.22%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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