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Shirley, MA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Shirley is $30,219, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Shirley median household income is $58,027, which has grown by 41.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Shirley residents spend 28.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #168

Shirley, MA	30,219 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

Shirley, MA	25,100 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

Shirley, MA	57,188 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

Shirley, MA	10,060 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, #159

Shirley, MA	58,027 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Shirley, MA	62,458 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #70

Shirley, MA	41.68%
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

	Shirley, MA		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.39%	$7,302, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.31%	$15,703, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.16%	$0, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.37%	$39,667, 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

Shirley, MA	66,538 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Shirley, MA	85,762 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

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$31,111, see rank	$72,181	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$60,915, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$21,513, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$43,056, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,157, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	522, 45.12%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	322, 61.69%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	52, 9.96%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	270, 51.72%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	254, 94.07%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 5.93%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	200, 38.31%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	635, 54.88%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	394, 62.05%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	394, 62.05%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	306, 77.66%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	88, 22.34%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	241, 37.95%, 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

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	612, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	510, 83.33%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29, 4.74%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 3.76%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	11, 1.80%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 6.37%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Shirley, MA	28.2 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

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	560	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	254, 45.36%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 17.32%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 19.69%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32, 12.60%, 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	50, 19.69%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	78, 30.71%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	306, 54.64%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	92, 30.07%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	108, 35.29%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54, 17.65%, 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	52, 16.99%, 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

	Shirley, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	560, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	50, 8.93%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	76, 13.57%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 3.21%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	30, 5.36%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54, 9.64%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11, 1.96%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40, 7.14%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	123, 21.96%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	104, 18.57%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	42, 7.50%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 2.14%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Shirley, MA	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	292	22.76%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	64	17.20%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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