Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
14,029 |
5,723,064 |
5,737,093 |
| 1990 |
17,651 |
5,998,774 |
6,016,425 |
| 2000 |
24,507 |
6,324,590 |
6,349,097 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
26,016 |
6,423,739 |
6,449,755 |
More information on Massachusetts population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2005 dollars) |
| 2004 |
49,874 |
43,020 |
43,047 |
| 2005 |
50,515 |
43,473 |
43,501 |
| Percent change |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2005 dollars) |
| 2004 |
37,018 |
55,332 |
55,225 |
| 2005 |
37,103 |
54,727 |
54,623 |
| Percent change |
0.2 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
8.2 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
| 1989 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
| 1999 |
7.4 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
5.8 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
More information on Massachusetts poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
16.1 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
| 1990 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| 2000 |
9.1 |
15.3 |
15.2 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
43.0 |
36.4 |
36.4 |
| 1990 |
28.6 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
| 2000 |
25.0 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
19.4 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
| 1990 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
| 2000 |
27.5 |
24.3 |
24.3 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
21.9 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| 1990 |
32.4 |
27.2 |
27.2 |
| 2000 |
38.4 |
33.2 |
33.2 |
More information on Massachusetts education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2004 |
23,698 |
4,035,984 |
4,059,682 |
| 2005 |
24,434 |
4,092,512 |
4,116,946 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2005 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
| 2006 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
More information on Massachusetts unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2003-2004 |
1.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
| 2004-2005 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
12.6 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
| Production |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Farm inputs |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Processing & marketing |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
5.02 |
5.02 |
5.02 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
0.53 |
0.58 |
0.52 |
| Percent of total land area |
10.5 |
11.5 |
10.3 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.24 |
0.25 |
0.21 |
| Percent of total farmland |
44.7 |
42.8 |
40.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.2 |
18.6 |
14.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
8.3 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.16 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.20 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
| Percent of total farmland |
38.4 |
38.0 |
40.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.0 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
| Percent of total farmland |
12.2 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
100 |
79 |
85 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
70.8 |
77.5 |
75.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
26.3 |
20.5 |
21.9 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
54.8 |
59.4 |
63.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
18.7 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
11.9 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
3,488 |
5,115 |
4,355 |
| Percent of total |
66.3 |
70.0 |
71.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
1,331 |
1,568 |
1,221 |
| Percent of total |
25.3 |
21.5 |
20.1 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
439 |
624 |
499 |
| Percent of total |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
4,232 |
6,023 |
5,020 |
| Percent of total |
80.5 |
82.4 |
82.6 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
488 |
592 |
494 |
| Percent of total |
9.3 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
401 |
521 |
376 |
| Percent of total |
7.6 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
61 |
75 |
65 |
| Percent of total |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
76 |
96 |
120 |
| Percent of total |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.8 |
54.2 |
54.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
55.7 |
49.3 |
54.0 |
| Men (persons) |
4,437 |
5,939 |
4,770 |
| Women (persons) |
821 |
1,368 |
1,305 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
6,100 |
6,100 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
312,605 |
340,018 |
| + Final animal output |
91,923 |
86,531 |
| + Services and forestry |
130,954 |
125,171 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
535,482 |
551,720 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
205,270 |
213,718 |
| + Net government transactions |
-16,243 |
-19,930 |
| = Gross value added |
313,969 |
318,072 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
73,994 |
77,897 |
| |
| = Net value added |
239,975 |
240,175 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
118,800 |
124,760 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
94,979 |
97,669 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-5,268 |
-5,912 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
29,089 |
33,003 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
121,175 |
115,415 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
152,145 |
35.1 |
0.9 |
| 2. Cranberries |
73,901 |
17.1 |
28.3 |
| 3. Dairy products |
39,744 |
9.2 |
0.2 |
| 4. Corn, sweet |
13,745 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
| 5. Apples |
13,297 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
| |
| All commodities |
433,026 |
|
0.2 |
| |
More information on Massachusetts's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
22 |
89.4 |
| 2. Other |
26 |
44.4 |
| 3. Tobacco unmfd. |
10 |
11.3 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
20 |
9.5 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
39 |
3.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
39 |
166.7 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Worcester County |
17.8 |
68.6 |
| 2. Middlesex County |
17.2 |
65.9 |
| 3. Plymouth County |
11.2 |
43.0 |
| 4. Franklin County |
11.2 |
42.9 |
| 5. Hampshire County |
9.1 |
35.1 |
| |
| State total |
|
384.3 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, June 2005, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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