DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Boylston town
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 422 100.0             Households 198 100.0
In labor force 270 64.0   Less than $10,000 11 5.6
     Civilian labor force 270 64.0   $10,000 to $14,999 6 3.0
          Employed 245 58.1   $15,000 to $24,999 42 21.2
          Unemployed 25 5.9   $25,000 to $34,999 23 11.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 41 20.7
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 35 17.7
Not in labor force 152 36.0   $75,000 to $99,999 27 13.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 11 5.6
           Females 16 years and over 200 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2 1.0
In labor force 107 53.5   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 107 53.5   Median household income (dollars) 39,375 (X)
          Employed 97 48.5        
             
          Own children under 6 years 19 100.0   With earnings 161 81.3
All parents in family in labor force 11 57.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 47,899 (X)
        With Social Security income 74 37.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,130 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 243 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 9 4.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 171 70.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 39 16.0          (dollars) 4,333 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 9 4.5
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,122 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 33 16.7
Worked at home 33 13.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 9,227 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 40.7 (X)        
                  Families 133 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 2 1.5
           16 years and over 245 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 6 4.5
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 24 18.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 14 10.5
 occupations 72 29.4   $35,000 to $49,999 32 24.1
Service occupations 32 13.1   $50,000 to $74,999 25 18.8
Sales and office occupations 45 18.4   $75,000 to $99,999 17 12.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 13 5.3   $100,000 to $149,999 11 8.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 2 1.5
  occupations 54 22.0   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 44,792 (X)
 moving occupations 29 11.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,360 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 32,083 (X)
 and mining 29 11.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,625 (X)
Construction 35 14.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 35 14.3     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 32 13.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 22 9.0   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 6 2.4             Families 8 6.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 8 11.8
 strative, and waste management services 13 5.3        With related children under 5 years 4 30.8
Educational, health and social services 48 19.6        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 12 4.9               no husband present 2 16.7
Other services (except public administration) 9 3.7   With related children under 18 years 2 25.0
Public administration 4 1.6        With related children under 5 years 2 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 45 8.3
Private wage and salary workers 151 61.6   18 years and over 24 6.1
Government workers 50 20.4        65 years and over 5 7.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 19 12.8
 business 37 15.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 15 11.1
Unpaid family workers 7 2.9   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 13 15.1
 
Date: May 22, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.