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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Needham is $62,497, which is much higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Needham median household income is $129,154, which has grown by 46.63% 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 Needham residents spend 30.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than 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, #12

Needham, MA	62,497 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

Needham, MA	62,066 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

Needham, MA	94,698 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

Needham, MA	44,027 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, #10

Needham, MA	129,154 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Needham, MA	173,737 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Needham, MA	46.63%
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

	Needham, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	48.35%	$25,248, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.13%	$21,976, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.36%	$10,166, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.52%	$36,562, 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

Needham, MA	160,266 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Needham, MA	204,342 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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$128,235, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$2,499, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$80,365, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$213,162, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
Two or More Races	$192,125, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$30,521, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$152,305, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$162,287, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$66,335, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,569, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	10,526, 46.64%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,776, 73.87%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,776, 73.87%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,355, 94.59%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	421, 5.41%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,750, 26.13%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	12,043, 53.36%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,579, 62.93%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,579, 62.93%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,226, 95.34%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	353, 4.66%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,464, 37.07%, 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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,375, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,417, 72.47%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	945, 6.57%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,523, 10.59%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	268, 1.86%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	116, 0.81%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,106, 7.69%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Needham, MA	30.1 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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,581	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	7,355, 50.44%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,994, 67.90%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	453, 6.16%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,222, 16.61%, 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	184, 2.50%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	368, 5.00%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	7,226, 49.56%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,549, 62.95%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	880, 12.18%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,674, 23.17%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.11%, 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	107, 1.48%, 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

	Needham, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,581, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 0.18%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	321, 2.20%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	882, 6.05%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	360, 2.47%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,046, 7.17%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	247, 1.69%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	398, 2.73%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,887, 12.94%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,077, 21.10%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,695, 32.20%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	735, 5.04%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	290, 1.99%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	617, 4.23%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Needham, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	903	3.15%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	173	2.17%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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