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Lowell, MA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lowell is $23,046, which is much lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lowell median household income is $49,164, which has grown by 25.44% 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 Lowell residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 minutes and is about the same as 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, #219

Lowell, MA	23,046 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

Lowell, MA	29,745 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

Lowell, MA	31,832 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

Lowell, MA	26,927 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, #194

Lowell, MA	49,164 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lowell, MA	61,686 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #157

Lowell, MA	25.44%
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

	Lowell, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.65%	$6,591, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.81%	$14,769, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.04%	$3,727, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.02%	$18,523, 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

Lowell, MA	57,262 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lowell, MA	71,616 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

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$51,020, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$46,410, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,309, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$57,420, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,096, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,865, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,944, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$31,272, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,392, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,917, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$27,400, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	86,973, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	42,763, 49.17%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	30,444, 71.19%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	77, 0.18%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	30,367, 71.01%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,822, 88.33%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,545, 11.67%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,319, 28.81%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	44,210, 50.83%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	27,739, 62.74%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	27,739, 62.74%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	24,574, 88.59%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,165, 11.41%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,471, 37.26%, 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

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	50,387, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	37,651, 74.72%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,336, 12.57%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,749, 3.47%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	2,515, 4.99%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	733, 1.45%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,403, 2.78%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lowell, MA	25.9 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

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	51,396	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	26,822, 52.19%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,283, 27.15%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,235, 19.52%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,621, 17.23%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.12%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,474, 9.22%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,581, 20.81%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	24,574, 47.81%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,266, 33.64%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,274, 25.53%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,941, 28.25%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.13%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	71, 0.29%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,945, 11.98%, 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

	Lowell, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	51,396, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	73, 0.14%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	2,624, 5.11%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,338, 16.22%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,173, 2.28%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,648, 10.99%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,159, 4.20%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	1,111, 2.16%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,178, 4.24%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,694, 11.08%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,401, 26.07%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,025, 9.78%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,945, 3.78%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,027, 3.94%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lowell, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,944	19.14%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,891	16.06%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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