Employment Status in Union Square, Somerville, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
0%20%40%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.146252%074.673461%72.642385%74.673461%74.7%9,8023.768679%3.936155%3.768679%3.8%49449521.557859%23.275207%21.557859%21.6%2,8292,830
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-73.016314%-73.016314%-73.016314%73.0%73.016314%3.402652%73.016314%3.402652%76.418966%76.4%4,9164,9174,8854,886-3.745201%-3.745201%-3.745201%3.7%3.745201%0.048209%3.745201%0.048209%3.793409%3.8%252242243-19.787624%-3.450861%-19.787624%-3.450861%-23.238485%23.2%19.787624%19.787624%19.787624%19.8%1,5641,5651,265
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Union Square
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.032083%7%0.000000%92.967917%93%470.000000%23.314888%23%0.000000%76.685112%77%920.000000%29.056349%29%0.000000%70.943651%71%1490.000000%65.828783%66%0.000000%34.171217%34%2192200.000000%83.901309%84%2.028987%14.069704%14%2230.000000%79.581173%80%3.584357%16.834471%17%4040.000000%85.198831%85%3.241191%11.559978%12%8620.000000%89.565663%90%2.601804%7.832534%8%2,1350.000000%85.093144%85%4.780990%10.125867%10%1,8180.000000%83.248139%83%1.851380%14.900480%15%2,8362,8370.000000%79.663248%80%9.854161%10%10.482592%10%9030.000000%49.251333%49%21.339253%21%29.409414%29%66670.000000%19.540217%20%30.773819%31%49.685965%50%44450%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Union Square
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.573%3.57%12.040%12.0%16.896%16.9%40.861%40.9%34.675%34.7%23.687%23.7%71.198%71.2%53.708%53.7%80.733%80.7%86.906%86.9%71.856%71.9%85.541%85.5%83.588%83.6%87.094%87.1%85.091%85.1%94.381%94.4%82.102%82.1%88.230%88.2%83.502%83.5%83.039%83.0%83.113%83.1%74.511%74.5%86.064%86.1%28.862%28.9%57.625%57.6%2.213%2.21%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
More Females More Males
Somerville
Union Square
1,000%500%0%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-19132.733601%135.483871%132.733601%132.7%2.3272.331433-13.035666%-36.065574%-13.035666%13.0%0.8850.88484943-39.900919%-41.284404%-39.900919%39.9%0.7150.718762-199.287343%-20.634921%-199.287343%199.3%0.3340.331641655513.526834%60.000000%13.526834%13.5%1.1351.1410410511811954.298224%23.148148%54.298224%54.3%1.5431.54158159245-12.882652%-12.882652%12.9%22.337870%0.8860.894574053.069979%24.567171%3.069979%3.1%1.0311.031,0511,0831,0842.466099%12.326769%2.466099%2.5%1.0251.02897898920-0.661157%20.787740%20.787740%20.8%1.2081.211,2841,2851,5511,552-66.596864%-8.979279%-66.596864%66.6%0.6000.60564338339-65.152939%-65.152939%65.2%88.409091%0.6050.61414225-1,000.000000%-106.017192%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.0840.08413
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Somerville.
Scope: population of Somerville, Union Square, and selected other neighborhoods in Somervilles
Union Square
Somerville
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1912.040%12.0%40.861%40.9%23.687%23.7%53.708%53.7%86.906%86.9%85.541%85.5%87.094%87.1%94.381%94.4%88.230%88.2%83.039%83.0%74.511%74.5%28.862%28.9%2.213%2.21%
% employed percentage of male population in Union Square

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Somerville.
Scope: population of Somerville, Union Square, and selected other neighborhoods in Somervilles
Union Square
Somerville
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.573%3.57%16.896%16.9%34.675%34.7%71.198%71.2%80.733%80.7%71.856%71.9%83.588%83.6%85.091%85.1%82.102%82.1%83.502%83.5%83.113%83.1%86.064%86.1%57.625%57.6%
% employed percentage of female population in Union Square

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …225.950302%29.590112%25.950302%26.0%4189.582931%9.486584%9.582931%9.6%1541.341225%0.559899%1.341225%1.3%21220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.232411%039.876721%37.639975%39.876721%39.9%6426435.890317%7.405451%5.890317%5.9%94956.047208%5.155293%6.047208%6.0%9711.311296%9.930277%11.311296%11.3%182
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work70.374736%74.218336%70.374736%70.4%41825.987991%23.794383%25.987991%26.0%1543.637273%1.404346%3.637273%3.6%21220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.582936%0

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work63.170501%62.596627%63.170501%63.2%6426439.331116%12.315531%9.331116%9.3%94959.579653%8.573436%9.579653%9.6%9717.918731%16.514406%17.918731%17.9%182

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Union Square
Somerville
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma387.616901%88.698358%87.616901%87.6%6,2476,24882.575229%76.076279%82.575229%82.6%85885980.021153%72.292582%80.021153%80.0%1,0251,02661.640151%62.384106%61.640151%61.6%366
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Female Male
Somerville
Union Square
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%%Hispanic1BlackAsianOtherWhiteMixed-23.476059%-15.560215%-15.911602%-16.054105%-39.036274%39.0%23.476059%15.911602%23.476059%23.5%31.120%31.1%-19.004505%-21.198409%-32.491819%-13.693748%-40.202913%40.2%19.004505%32.491819%19.004505%19.0%29.349%29.3%-27.446270%-1.979465%-23.024764%-5.534510%-29.425734%29.4%27.446270%23.024764%27.446270%27.4%28.383%28.4%-22.907022%-3.632827%-27.813505%-0.533679%-26.539848%26.5%22.907022%27.813505%22.907022%22.9%24.337%24.3%-12.220086%-16.541320%-2.841223%-12.220086%12.2%12.220086%2.467398%16.541320%14.687485%14.7%13.422%13.4%-6.878448%-10.107111%-11.958763%-19.948752%-16.985559%17.0%6.878448%11.958763%6.878448%6.9%12.728%12.7%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Female Male
Somerville
Union Square
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10%0%10%%BlackHispanic1OtherWhiteAsianMixed-18.975899%-0.808077%-10.051546%-19.783975%19.8%18.975899%10.051546%3.038683%18.975899%19.0%19.370%19.4%-4.759468%-6.246173%-4.759468%4.8%4.759468%9.178282%6.246173%1.433385%13.937750%13.9%9.429%9.43%-0.000000%-0.461681%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%9.903745%0.461681%3.637998%9.903745%9.9%6.005%6.01%-2.889320%-1.450626%-3.340415%-4.339946%4.3%2.889320%3.340415%1.172061%2.889320%2.9%3.633%3.63%-0.038321%-1.550211%-2.387972%-1.412369%-1.588532%1.6%0.038321%2.387972%0.038321%0.0%0.772%0.77%-0.000000%-2.474227%-0.415947%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%2.474227%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Female Male
Somerville
Union Square
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0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.5%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.131085%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.131085%0.156474%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.552486%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Somerville and Union Square
Female Male
Somerville
Union Square
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%MixedWhiteOtherAsianBlackHispanic1-83.014441%-68.092486%-83.014441%83.0%83.014441%10.107111%68.092486%19.948752%93.121552%93.1%87.272%87.3%-85.312515%-2.467398%-80.617457%-87.779914%87.8%85.312515%80.617457%2.841223%85.312515%85.3%86.578%86.6%-73.460152%-71.652816%-73.460152%73.5%73.460152%3.632827%71.652816%0.533679%77.092978%77.1%75.663%75.7%-70.574266%-71.440726%-70.574266%70.6%70.574266%1.979465%71.440726%5.534510%72.553730%72.6%71.617%71.6%-59.797087%-53.814433%-59.797087%59.8%59.797087%21.198409%53.814433%13.693748%80.995495%81.0%70.651%70.7%-60.963726%-68.034293%-60.963726%61.0%60.963726%15.560215%68.034293%16.054105%76.523941%76.5%68.880%68.9%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment Status by Neighborhood in Somerville

There are 17 neighborhoods in Somerville. This section compares Union Square to all of the neighborhoods in Somerville and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union Square.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Union Square, selected other neighborhoods in Somerville, and entities that contain Union Square
0%50%100%Count#Ball Square NeighborhoodBall SquareTen Hills NeighborhoodTen HillsDavis Square NeighborhoodDavis SquareUnion Square NeighborhoodUnion SquareNorth Cambridge NeighborhoodN CambridgeEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMagoun Square NeighborhoodMagoun SquareSpring Hill NeighborhoodSpring HillCentral Hill NeighborhoodCentral HillSomervilleSomerville School DistrictSomervillePorter Square NeighborhoodPorter SquareMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAggasiz - Harvard North NeighborhoodAggasiz - Harvard NTeele Square NeighborhoodTeele SquareMassachusettsNew EnglandEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinter Hill NeighborhoodWinter HillWellington-Harrington NeighborhoodWellington-Harring…100.000000%100.000000%100.0%283284194.656489%94.656489%94.7%107108294.427829%94.427829%94.4%454455394.381159%94.381159%94.4%1,0831,084493.094482%93.094482%93.1%710592.772872%92.772872%92.8%691692691.570070%91.570070%91.6%289790.987090%90.987090%91.0%613614890.109890%90.109890%90.1%247248989.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,68489.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,68489.569752%89.569752%89.6%2232241089.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k87.425773%87.425773%87.4%1,0901,0911187.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k87.388324%87.388324%87.4%2791286.682950%86.682950%86.7%2322331385.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.805904%84.805904%84.8%6851484.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M80.884883%80.884883%80.9%8378381573.128284%73.128284%73.1%41716
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of neighborhood out of 16 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Cities:
Cambridge, Somerville
ZIP Codes:
02138, 02141, 02143
Unified School Districts:
Cambridge, Somerville
Congressional District:
MA-7
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-2nd Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Aggasiz - Harvard North, Central Hill, East Cambridge, East Somerville, Mid-Cambridge, Spring Hill, Wellington-Harrington, Winter Hill
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Assembly Square, Ball Square, Cambridgeport, MIT, Magoun Square, Peabody, Porter Square, Riverside, Ten Hills, The Port - Area 4