The Massachusetts Municipal Finance Database

 

 

Income Levels

Per Capita Income

  Gloucester     Essex County     Massachusetts  
Year   Amount % Change     Amount % Change     Amount % Change  
1999   25,595 59.5 % 26,358 49.9 % 25,952 50.7 %
1989   16,044 111.0     17,586 129.2     17,224 131.0  
1979   7,602 0.0     7,673 0.0     7,457 0.0  
1969   -0- 0.0     -0- 0.0     -0- 0.0  
1959   -0-       -0-       -0-    
                       
% Below Poverty Level (1999)    8.8 %     8.9 %     9.3 %  
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(1) Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.                    

Family Income Distribution 1999

  Gloucester     Essex County     Massachusetts  
Income for Families   Families Percent     Families Percent     Families Percent  
                       
Less than $10,000   444 5.6 % 8,075 4.3 % 71,198 4.5 %
10,000 - 24,999   809 10.2     20,022 10.8     175,120 11.0  
25,000 - 49,999   1,989 25.1     41,277 22.2     368,418 23.2  
50,000 - 74,999   2,031 25.7     40,776 21.9     359,202 22.6  
75,000 - 99,999   1,310 16.6     30,224 16.2     251,231 15.8  
100,000 - 149,999   835 10.6     27,479 14.8     222,234 14.0  
150,000 or more   494 6.2     18,190 9.8     140,134 8.8  
  Total   7,912 100.0 % 186,043 100.0 % 1,587,537 100.0 %
                       
Median Income $ 58,459     $ 63,746     $ 61,664    
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(1) Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.                    

Household Income Distribution 1999

  Gloucester     Essex County     Massachusetts  
Income for Households   Households Percent     Households Percent     Households Percent  
                       
Less than $10,000   1,286 10.2 % 24,033 8.7 % 214,700 8.8 %
10,000 - 24,999   1,768 14.0     42,354 15.4     385,395 15.8