Williamstown

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  2. Williamstown Statistics
  3. Williamstown Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Williamstown Employment Information
  5. Williamstown Family Information
  6. Williamstown Education Information
  7. Williamstown Business Information
  8. Williamstown Public Benefits Information
  9. Williamstown Criminal Information
  10. Williamstown Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Williamstown Zip Codes


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Williamstown Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,424
  • Land Area (2000): 121.443 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.055 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 413
  • Alias(es) (2003): WILLIAMSTN, WILLIAMSTOWN, WMSTOWN
Williamstown Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 8,528 2004 Not Available 2006 8,288
2003 8,340 2005 8,249 2007 8,159

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Houses (2000): 3,053
Williamstown Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,484 76.97%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 107 1.27%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,833 21.76%

Williamstown Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 14,340
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $434,388,000 / $103,155,000
Williamstown Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 3,892 3,679 213 5.46% 55
1991 3,796 3,532 265 6.97% 70
1992 3,813 3,568 245 6.42% 64
1993 3,863 3,651 212 5.49% 55
1994 3,848 3,676 172 4.47% 45
1995 3,723 3,600 123 3.29% 33
1996 3,750 3,640 111 2.95% 29
1997 3,790 3,675 115 3.03% 30
1998 3,875 3,795 80 2.05% 21
1999 3,915 3,831 84 2.14% 21
2000 3,960 3,857 102 2.59% 26
2001 3,997 3,871 126 3.15% 32
2002 4,018 3,856 162 4.02% 40
2003 3,981 3,816 165 4.14% 41
2004 3,967 3,797 170 4.29% 43
2005 3,966 3,803 163 4.11% 41
2006 3,993 3,831 162 4.05% 41
2007 3,963 3,810 153 3.87% 39
2008 3,943 3,789 154 3.91% 39
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 3,865 3,705 160 4.14% 41
Feb 2008 3,866 3,724 142 3.67% 37
Mar 2008 3,864 3,732 132 3.42% 34
Apr 2008 3,874 3,756 118 3.05% 30
May 2008 3,935 3,774 161 4.09% 41
Jun 2008 4,091 3,894 197 4.82% 48
Jul 2008 4,080 3,904 176 4.31% 43
Aug 2008 3,992 3,847 145 3.63% 36
Sep 2008 3,923 3,767 156 3.98% 40
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Williamstown Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 711 36.97%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 143 7.44%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 137 7.12%
4. Health Care 132 6.86%
5. Construction 89 4.63%
6. Info Services and Data Processing 53 2.76%
7. Public Administration 53 2.76%
8. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 50 2.60%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 48 2.50%
10. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 48 2.50%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 47 2.44%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 39 2.03%
13. Finance and Insurance 35 1.82%
14. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 28 1.46%
15. Repair and Maintenance 27 1.40%
16. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 24 1.25%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 23 1.20%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 1.14%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 16 0.83%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 14 0.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 741 40.83%
2. Health Care 266 14.66%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 125 6.89%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 113 6.23%
5. Social Assistance 58 3.20%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 57 3.14%
7. Info Services and Data Processing 52 2.87%
8. Finance and Insurance 32 1.76%
9. Private Household Services 29 1.60%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 28 1.54%
11. Chemical Manufacturing 27 1.49%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 27 1.49%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 27 1.49%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 21 1.16%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 20 1.10%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 17 0.94%
17. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 17 0.94%
18. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 15 0.83%
19. Public Administration 15 0.83%
20. U.S. Postal Service 15 0.83%

Williamstown Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 210 10.92%
2. Other Management Occupations 124 6.45%
3. Other Food Preparation and Servers 102 5.30%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 83 4.32%
5. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 72 3.74%
6. Physicians and Surgeons 69 3.59%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 66 3.43%
8. Other Health Occupations 57 2.96%
9. Media and Communications Workers 56 2.91%
10. Top Executives 54 2.81%
11. Entertainers and Performers / Sports 52 2.70%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 51 2.65%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 48 2.50%
14. Other Installation / Maintenance 43 2.24%
15. Business Operations Specialists 41 2.13%
16. Engineers 31 1.61%
17. Computer Specialists 30 1.56%
18. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 29 1.51%
19. Other Protective Service Workers 29 1.51%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 28 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 138 7.60%
2. Other Management Occupations 132 7.27%
3. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 107 5.90%
4. Secretaries and Admins 102 5.62%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 93 5.12%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 85 4.68%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 84 4.63%
8. Child Care Workers 69 3.80%
9. Social Scientists and Related 64 3.53%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 59 3.25%
11. Computer Specialists 57 3.14%
12. Other Food Preparation and Servers 57 3.14%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 55 3.03%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 51 2.81%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 50 2.75%
16. Registered Nurses 47 2.59%
17. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 46 2.53%
18. Top Executives 35 1.93%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 31 1.71%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 31 1.71%

Williamstown Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,263 44.99%
15-35 hours 1,158 15.97%
1-14 hours 697 9.61%
No regular hours 2,135 29.44%

Williamstown Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 57 1.65%
5 AM-5:29 AM 7 0.20%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 42 1.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM 53 1.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 151 4.37%
7 AM-7:29 AM 371 10.73%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 366 10.58%
8 AM-8:29 AM 577 16.68%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 447 12.92%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 457 13.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 135 3.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 111 3.21%
Noon-3:59 PM 341 9.86%
4 PM-11:59 PM 344 9.95%

Williamstown Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 475 13.73%
5-9 984 28.45%
10-14 982 28.39%
15-19 321 9.28%
20-24 245 7.08%
25-29 70 2.02%
30-34 138 3.99%
35-39 18 0.52%
40-44 17 0.49%
45-59 124 3.58%
60-89 60 1.73%
At least 90 25 0.72%

Williamstown Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 3,077 88.96%
30-44 9 0.26% 164 4.74%
45-59 0 0.00% 124 3.58%
At least 60 11 0.32% 74 2.14%

Williamstown Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 60 1.64%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 230 6.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,188 59.98%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 11 0.30%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 20 0.55%
Color 6 Box Walked 950 26.04%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 189 5.18%

Williamstown Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,753 (6,087 people)
Families (2000): 1,742 (4,869 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 710
People at same address in 1995: 3,775
Williamstown Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 280 10.17%
$10,000-$14,999 172 6.25%
$15,000-$19,999 204 7.41%
$20,000-$24,999 91 3.31%
$25,000-$29,999 149 5.41%
$30,000-$34,999 144 5.23%
$35,000-$39,999 108 3.92%
$40,000-$44,999 101 3.67%
$45,000-$49,999 60 2.18%
$50,000-$59,999 266 9.66%
$60,000-$74,999 254 9.23%
$75,000-$99,999 332 12.06%
$100,000-$124,999 224 8.14%
$125,000-$149,999 82 2.98%
$150,000-$199,999 105 3.81%
$200,000 or more 181 6.57%

Williamstown Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 901 32.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 925 33.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 125 4.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 337 12.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 21 0.76%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 287 10.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 102 3.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 29 1.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 14 0.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.04%

Williamstown Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,955 24.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,498 19.01%
Public Assistance 38 0.48%
Retirement 577 7.32%
Self Employment 502 6.37%
Social Security 938 11.91%
Supplemental Security 89 1.13%
Wage / Salary 1,879 23.85%
Other 402 5.10%

Williamstown Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 906 62.48%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 544 37.52%

Williamstown Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 220 6.56%
Color 1 Box Married 1,596 47.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,402 41.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 137 4.08%

Williamstown Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 244 6.12%
Color 1 Box Married 1,748 43.88%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,341 33.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 651 16.34%

Williamstown Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Education Information Back to top
Williamstown Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 261 3.69%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 348 4.92%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,410 19.95%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,079 29.41%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 273 3.86%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,286 18.19%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,411 19.96%

Williamstown Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 45 0.53% 72 0.85% 117 1.39%
Kindergarten 54 0.64% 0 0.00% 54 0.64%
Grades 1-4 280 3.32% 0 0.00% 280 3.32%
Grades 5-8 347 4.12% 46 0.55% 393 4.67%
Grades 9-12 326 3.87% 35 0.42% 361 4.29%
Undergrad college 114 1.35% 1,978 23.48% 2,092 24.83%
Graduate or professional school 35 0.42% 127 1.51% 162 1.92%
Total 1,201 14.26% 2,258 26.80% 3,459 41.06%

Williamstown Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 687
Williamstown Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Public Benefits Information Back to top
Williamstown Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,761 94.50%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 335 5.50%

Williamstown Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Criminal Information Back to top
Williamstown Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 2.697 0.586 0.000 0.000 3.283 0.000 1.642 17.706 1.173 20.521
2003 1.079 0.719 0.000 0.000 1.799 0.120 5.156 19.664 0.719 25.540
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.485 0.242 0.000 0.000 0.727 0.000 0.606 23.154 0.242 24.003
2006 0.724 0.362 0.000 0.000 1.086 0.121 3.258 20.029 1.086 24.373
2007 0.490 0.245 0.000 0.000 0.735 0.245 3.554 16.424 0.245 20.223

Williamstown Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 4 11
2005 3 12
2006 3 11
2007 4 12

Williamstown Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 203

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Williamstown Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Williamstown Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 624 7.41%
10-19 Years 1,554 18.45%
20-29 Years 1,697 20.14%
30-39 Years 679 8.06%
40-49 Years 981 11.65%
50-59 Years 883 10.48%
60-69 Years 666 7.91%
70-79 Years 652 7.74%
80-89 Years 529 6.28%
90+ Years 159 1.89%

Williamstown Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,939 46.76%
Color 1 Box Female 4,485 53.24%

Williamstown Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,512 89.17%
Color 2 Box Asian 260 3.09%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 233 2.77%
Color 1 Box African-American 223 2.65%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 171 2.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.14%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 8 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.06%

Williamstown Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 1,572 17.24%
2. Irish 1,290 14.14%
3. German 1,085 11.90%
4. Italian 820 8.99%
5. French Non-Basque 583 6.39%
6. Polish 494 5.42%
7. United States Or American 390 4.28%
8. Scottish 385 4.22%
9. French Canadian 309 3.39%
10. Russian 256 2.81%

Williamstown Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,332 89.90%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 193 2.37%
3. German 98 1.20%
4. French 93 1.14%
5. Other Slavic 68 0.83%
6. Chinese 68 0.83%
7. Polish 39 0.48%
8. Serbo Croatian 36 0.44%
9. Japanese 35 0.43%
10. Scandinavian 33 0.40%

Williamstown Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,791 92.49%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 303 3.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 330 3.92%

Williamstown Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Williamstown Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Williamstown Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01267