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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Barre is $19,825, which is much lower than the state average of $36,441 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Barre median household income is $32,000, which has shrunk by 34.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Barre residents spend 26.5 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, #236

Barre, MA	19,825 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

Barre, MA	23,333 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

Barre, MA	41,731 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

Barre, MA	19,922 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, #242

Barre, MA	32,000 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Barre, MA	42,769 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #216

Barre, MA		-34.73%
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

	Barre, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.52%	$8,017, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	59.05%	$8,606, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.10%	$1,232, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.76%	$29,605, 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

Barre, MA	76,250 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Barre, MA	60,165 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

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$32,000, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$70,667, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,315, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$26,190, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	657, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	338, 51.45%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	216, 63.91%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	216, 63.91%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	183, 84.72%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 15.28%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	122, 36.09%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	319, 48.55%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	117, 36.68%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	117, 36.68%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	117, 100.00%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	202, 63.32%, 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

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	274, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	134, 48.91%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	140, 51.09%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Barre, MA	26.5 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

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	183, 61.00%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46, 25.14%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	61, 33.33%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 7.10%, 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	63, 34.43%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	117, 39.00%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	58, 49.57%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	28, 23.93%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 26.50%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Barre, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300, 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	13, 4.33%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	94, 31.33%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	46, 15.33%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	71, 23.67%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15, 5.00%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	61, 20.33%, 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

	Barre, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	70	7.69%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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