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Population (2000): 20,331
Land Area (2000): 51.723 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.805 square kilometers
Local Time(s):
Area Code(s): 978
Alias(es) (2003): ACTON, W ACTON, WEST ACTON

Acton Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2001	20,428	2003	20,850	2005	20,603
2002	20,583	2004	20,747	2006	20,686

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 7,680
Acton Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	19,751	97.15%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	580	2.85%

Acton 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.

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: 25,725
: $1,134,438,000 / $274,842,000
Acton Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	10,469	10,147	322	3.08%	31
1991	10,188	9,727	461	4.52%	45
1992	10,324	9,800	523	5.07%	51
1993	10,536	10,056	481	4.56%	46
1994	10,627	10,238	389	3.66%	37
1995	10,816	10,469	347	3.21%	32
1996	11,011	10,782	230	2.09%	21
1997	11,348	11,118	230	2.02%	20
1998	11,543	11,350	193	1.67%	17
1999	11,760	11,531	229	1.95%	20
2000	11,639	11,454	185	1.59%	16
2001	11,907	11,559	348	2.92%	29
2002	11,978	11,388	590	4.92%	49
2003	11,786	11,213	573	4.86%	49
2004	11,599	11,164	435	3.75%	37
2005	11,595	11,201	394	3.40%	34
2006	11,591	11,196	395	3.40%	34
2007	11,668	11,320	348	2.98%	30
2008	11,712	11,335	377	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	10,360	10,116	244	2.36%	24
Feb 1990	10,385	10,108	277	2.67%	27
Mar 1990	10,459	10,176	283	2.71%	27
Apr 1990	10,437	10,148	289	2.77%	28
May 1990	10,483	10,176	307	2.93%	29
Jun 1990	10,652	10,321	331	3.11%	31
Jul 1990	10,658	10,318	340	3.19%	32
Aug 1990	10,619	10,259	360	3.39%	34
Sep 1990	10,396	10,001	395	3.80%	38
Oct 1990	10,437	10,071	366	3.51%	35
Nov 1990	10,382	10,049	333	3.21%	32
Dec 1990	10,362	10,018	344	3.32%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	10,133	9,714	419	4.14%	41
Feb 1991	10,179	9,689	490	4.81%	48
Mar 1991	10,190	9,702	488	4.79%	48
Apr 1991	10,160	9,741	419	4.12%	41
May 1991	10,101	9,663	438	4.34%	43
Jun 1991	10,286	9,819	467	4.54%	45
Jul 1991	10,358	9,881	477	4.61%	46
Aug 1991	10,306	9,811	495	4.80%	48
Sep 1991	10,059	9,597	462	4.59%	46
Oct 1991	10,147	9,693	454	4.47%	45
Nov 1991	10,161	9,724	437	4.30%	43
Dec 1991	10,176	9,694	482	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	10,219	9,695	524	5.13%	51
Feb 1992	10,236	9,690	546	5.33%	53
Mar 1992	10,272	9,727	545	5.31%	53
Apr 1992	10,227	9,754	473	4.63%	46
May 1992	10,211	9,760	451	4.42%	44
Jun 1992	10,426	9,885	541	5.19%	52
Jul 1992	10,481	9,965	516	4.92%	49
Aug 1992	10,444	9,947	497	4.76%	48
Sep 1992	10,292	9,690	602	5.85%	58
Oct 1992	10,297	9,773	524	5.09%	51
Nov 1992	10,366	9,849	517	4.99%	50
Dec 1992	10,414	9,870	544	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	10,432	9,845	587	5.63%	56
Feb 1993	10,425	9,885	540	5.18%	52
Mar 1993	10,477	9,934	543	5.18%	52
Apr 1993	10,513	9,941	572	5.44%	54
May 1993	10,562	10,003	559	5.29%	53
Jun 1993	10,691	10,156	535	5.00%	50
Jul 1993	10,675	10,207	468	4.38%	44
Aug 1993	10,644	10,228	416	3.91%	39
Sep 1993	10,413	9,975	438	4.21%	42
Oct 1993	10,514	10,103	411	3.91%	39
Nov 1993	10,519	10,178	341	3.24%	32
Dec 1993	10,572	10,214	358	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	10,483	10,073	410	3.91%	39
Feb 1994	10,489	10,114	375	3.58%	36
Mar 1994	10,522	10,130	392	3.73%	37
Apr 1994	10,517	10,153	364	3.46%	35
May 1994	10,542	10,192	350	3.32%	33
Jun 1994	10,715	10,283	432	4.03%	40
Jul 1994	10,707	10,321	386	3.61%	36
Aug 1994	10,713	10,354	359	3.35%	34
Sep 1994	10,550	10,144	406	3.85%	38
Oct 1994	10,721	10,295	426	3.97%	40
Nov 1994	10,768	10,384	384	3.57%	36
Dec 1994	10,795	10,412	383	3.55%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	10,789	10,356	433	4.01%	40
Feb 1995	10,787	10,393	394	3.65%	37
Mar 1995	10,810	10,414	396	3.66%	37
Apr 1995	10,830	10,426	404	3.73%	37
May 1995	10,790	10,386	404	3.74%	37
Jun 1995	10,888	10,506	382	3.51%	35
Jul 1995	10,906	10,572	334	3.06%	31
Aug 1995	10,898	10,556	342	3.14%	31
Sep 1995	10,711	10,362	349	3.26%	33
Oct 1995	10,785	10,509	276	2.56%	26
Nov 1995	10,811	10,578	233	2.16%	22
Dec 1995	10,787	10,569	218	2.02%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	10,788	10,519	269	2.49%	25
Feb 1996	10,837	10,598	239	2.21%	22
Mar 1996	10,876	10,647	229	2.11%	21
Apr 1996	10,865	10,669	196	1.80%	18
May 1996	10,900	10,688	212	1.94%	19
Jun 1996	11,058	10,830	228	2.06%	21
Jul 1996	11,132	10,905	227	2.04%	20
Aug 1996	11,177	10,936	241	2.16%	22
Sep 1996	11,033	10,749	284	2.57%	26
Oct 1996	11,102	10,883	219	1.97%	20
Nov 1996	11,189	10,966	223	1.99%	20
Dec 1996	11,178	10,989	189	1.69%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,157	10,933	224	2.01%	20
Feb 1997	11,206	10,976	230	2.05%	21
Mar 1997	11,314	11,053	261	2.31%	23
Apr 1997	11,295	11,063	232	2.05%	21
May 1997	11,310	11,078	232	2.05%	21
Jun 1997	11,449	11,181	268	2.34%	23
Jul 1997	11,474	11,246	228	1.99%	20
Aug 1997	11,466	11,246	220	1.92%	19
Sep 1997	11,284	11,021	263	2.33%	23
Oct 1997	11,364	11,139	225	1.98%	20
Nov 1997	11,432	11,233	199	1.74%	17
Dec 1997	11,419	11,246	173	1.52%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,379	11,179	200	1.76%	18
Feb 1998	11,382	11,212	170	1.49%	15
Mar 1998	11,434	11,256	178	1.56%	16
Apr 1998	11,399	11,259	140	1.23%	12
May 1998	11,436	11,269	167	1.46%	15
Jun 1998	11,599	11,383	216	1.86%	19
Jul 1998	11,653	11,456	197	1.69%	17
Aug 1998	11,668	11,479	189	1.62%	16
Sep 1998	11,507	11,284	223	1.94%	19
Oct 1998	11,619	11,398	221	1.90%	19
Nov 1998	11,692	11,494	198	1.69%	17
Dec 1998	11,749	11,535	214	1.82%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,726	11,468	258	2.20%	22
Feb 1999	11,687	11,464	223	1.91%	19
Mar 1999	11,737	11,490	247	2.10%	21
Apr 1999	11,675	11,454	221	1.89%	19
May 1999	11,684	11,478	206	1.76%	18
Jun 1999	11,853	11,591	262	2.21%	22
Jul 1999	11,861	11,600	261	2.20%	22
Aug 1999	11,867	11,611	256	2.16%	22
Sep 1999	11,670	11,413	257	2.20%	22
Oct 1999	11,723	11,520	203	1.73%	17
Nov 1999	11,809	11,616	193	1.63%	16
Dec 1999	11,831	11,665	166	1.40%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	11,577	11,340	237	2.05%	20
Feb 2000	11,620	11,392	228	1.96%	20
Mar 2000	11,609	11,400	209	1.80%	18
Apr 2000	11,597	11,430	167	1.44%	14
May 2000	11,531	11,363	168	1.46%	15
Jun 2000	11,713	11,509	204	1.74%	17
Jul 2000	11,691	11,497	194	1.66%	17
Aug 2000	11,693	11,533	160	1.37%	14
Sep 2000	11,536	11,358	178	1.54%	15
Oct 2000	11,642	11,484	158	1.36%	14
Nov 2000	11,704	11,550	154	1.32%	13
Dec 2000	11,751	11,593	158	1.34%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,829	11,599	230	1.94%	19
Feb 2001	11,843	11,626	217	1.83%	18
Mar 2001	11,900	11,637	263	2.21%	22
Apr 2001	11,857	11,612	245	2.07%	21
May 2001	11,826	11,546	280	2.37%	24
Jun 2001	11,986	11,633	353	2.95%	29
Jul 2001	12,028	11,656	372	3.09%	31
Aug 2001	11,964	11,582	382	3.19%	32
Sep 2001	11,841	11,399	442	3.73%	37
Oct 2001	11,900	11,462	438	3.68%	37
Nov 2001	11,952	11,481	471	3.94%	39
Dec 2001	11,962	11,480	482	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	11,916	11,330	586	4.92%	49
Feb 2002	11,974	11,412	562	4.69%	47
Mar 2002	11,953	11,390	563	4.71%	47
Apr 2002	11,921	11,378	543	4.55%	46
May 2002	11,921	11,357	564	4.73%	47
Jun 2002	12,073	11,440	633	5.24%	52
Jul 2002	12,058	11,443	615	5.10%	51
Aug 2002	12,058	11,466	592	4.91%	49
Sep 2002	11,966	11,316	650	5.43%	54
Oct 2002	11,991	11,385	606	5.05%	51
Nov 2002	11,945	11,380	565	4.73%	47
Dec 2002	11,957	11,358	599	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	11,853	11,241	612	5.16%	52
Feb 2003	11,850	11,249	601	5.07%	51
Mar 2003	11,839	11,246	593	5.01%	50
Apr 2003	11,822	11,254	568	4.80%	48
May 2003	11,818	11,175	643	5.44%	54
Jun 2003	11,958	11,274	684	5.72%	57
Jul 2003	11,833	11,233	600	5.07%	51
Aug 2003	11,781	11,219	562	4.77%	48
Sep 2003	11,641	11,039	602	5.17%	52
Oct 2003	11,702	11,170	532	4.55%	45
Nov 2003	11,707	11,236	471	4.02%	40
Dec 2003	11,625	11,215	410	3.53%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	11,594	11,118	476	4.11%	41
Feb 2004	11,620	11,139	481	4.14%	41
Mar 2004	11,616	11,123	493	4.24%	42
Apr 2004	11,566	11,132	434	3.75%	38
May 2004	11,537	11,094	443	3.84%	38
Jun 2004	11,707	11,218	489	4.18%	42
Jul 2004	11,721	11,260	461	3.93%	39
Aug 2004	11,683	11,249	434	3.71%	37
Sep 2004	11,443	11,042	401	3.50%	35
Oct 2004	11,539	11,160	379	3.28%	33
Nov 2004	11,612	11,231	381	3.28%	33
Dec 2004	11,554	11,206	348	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	11,459	11,080	379	3.31%	33
Feb 2005	11,513	11,095	418	3.63%	36
Mar 2005	11,501	11,118	383	3.33%	33
Apr 2005	11,508	11,152	356	3.09%	31
May 2005	11,529	11,138	391	3.39%	34
Jun 2005	11,683	11,253	430	3.68%	37
Jul 2005	11,696	11,298	398	3.40%	34
Aug 2005	11,706	11,327	379	3.24%	32
Sep 2005	11,536	11,123	413	3.58%	36
Oct 2005	11,648	11,254	394	3.38%	34
Nov 2005	11,695	11,285	410	3.51%	35
Dec 2005	11,660	11,284	376	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	11,444	11,038	406	3.55%	35
Feb 2006	11,464	11,067	397	3.46%	35
Mar 2006	11,485	11,096	389	3.39%	34
Apr 2006	11,448	11,092	356	3.11%	31
May 2006	11,483	11,099	384	3.34%	33
Jun 2006	11,693	11,264	429	3.67%	37
Jul 2006	11,700	11,280	420	3.59%	36
Aug 2006	11,707	11,305	402	3.43%	34
Sep 2006	11,560	11,129	431	3.73%	37
Oct 2006	11,666	11,281	385	3.30%	33
Nov 2006	11,739	11,349	390	3.32%	33
Dec 2006	11,704	11,357	347	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	11,621	11,226	395	3.40%	34
Feb 2007	11,597	11,234	363	3.13%	31
Mar 2007	11,612	11,278	334	2.88%	29
Apr 2007	11,608	11,264	344	2.96%	30
May 2007	11,614	11,241	373	3.21%	32
Jun 2007	11,778	11,381	397	3.37%	34
Jul 2007	11,793	11,416	377	3.20%	32
Aug 2007	11,726	11,399	327	2.79%	28
Sep 2007	11,621	11,250	371	3.19%	32
Oct 2007	11,631	11,335	296	2.54%	25
Nov 2007	11,737	11,440	297	2.53%	25
Dec 2007	11,675	11,373	302	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	11,675	11,305	370	3.17%	32
Feb 2008	11,622	11,281	341	2.93%	29
Mar 2008	11,663	11,325	338	2.90%	29
Apr 2008	11,632	11,348	284	2.44%	24
May 2008	11,577	11,212	365	3.15%	32
Jun 2008	11,822	11,384	438	3.70%	37
Jul 2008	11,888	11,480	408	3.43%	34
Aug 2008	11,857	11,448	409	3.45%	34
Sep 2008	11,668	11,229	439	3.76%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Acton Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,392	23.08%
2.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	694	11.51%
3.	Finance and Insurance	402	6.67%
4.	Educational Services	355	5.89%
5.	Construction	287	4.76%
6.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	230	3.81%
7.	Health Care	227	3.76%
8.	Public Administration	187	3.10%
9.	Info Services and Data Processing	173	2.87%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	133	2.21%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	130	2.16%
12.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	130	2.16%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	121	2.01%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	116	1.92%
15.	Accommodation and Food Services	99	1.64%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	88	1.46%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	86	1.43%
18.	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale	81	1.34%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	66	1.09%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	62	1.03%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	937	18.65%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	817	16.26%
3.	Health Care	651	12.96%
4.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	230	4.58%
5.	Finance and Insurance	161	3.20%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	159	3.16%
7.	Social Assistance	139	2.77%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	137	2.73%
9.	Public Administration	126	2.51%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	125	2.49%
11.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	124	2.47%
12.	Info Services and Data Processing	102	2.03%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	100	1.99%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	96	1.91%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	82	1.63%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	78	1.55%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	74	1.47%
18.	Construction	66	1.31%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	65	1.29%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	63	1.25%

Acton Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	867	14.38%
2.	Engineers	514	8.52%
3.	Other Management Occupations	506	8.39%
4.	Top Executives	362	6.00%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	272	4.51%
6.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	264	4.38%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	260	4.31%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	232	3.85%
9.	Operations Managers Non Finance	156	2.59%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	136	2.26%
11.	Financial Managers	121	2.01%
12.	Physicians and Surgeons	114	1.89%
13.	Lawyers	105	1.74%
14.	Other Financial Specialists	98	1.63%
15.	Life and Physical Scientists	94	1.56%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	82	1.36%
17.	Other Installation / Maintenance	75	1.24%
18.	Other Production Occupations	75	1.24%
19.	Postsecondary Teachers	73	1.21%
20.	Accountants and Auditors	70	1.16%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Computer Specialists	406	8.08%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	292	5.81%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	280	5.57%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	254	5.06%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	251	5.00%
6.	Other Management Occupations	233	4.64%
7.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	212	4.22%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	195	3.88%
9.	Registered Nurses	165	3.28%
10.	Accountants and Auditors	124	2.47%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	124	2.47%
12.	Operations Managers Non Finance	123	2.45%
13.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	118	2.35%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	114	2.27%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	113	2.25%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	108	2.15%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	106	2.11%
18.	Child Care Workers	100	1.99%
19.	Media and Communications Workers	88	1.75%
20.	Librarians / Curators / Archivists	87	1.73%

Acton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,939	59.93%
15-35 hours	2,238	15.01%
1-14 hours	785	5.26%
No regular hours	2,953	19.80%

Acton Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	107	1.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM	113	1.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	216	2.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM	542	5.25%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,070	10.36%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,821	17.64%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,793	17.36%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,922	18.61%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	937	9.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	843	8.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	197	1.91%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	89	0.86%
Noon-3:59 PM	387	3.75%
4 PM-11:59 PM	289	2.80%

Acton Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	253	2.45%
5-9	885	8.57%
10-14	1,288	12.47%
15-19	841	8.14%
20-24	722	6.99%
25-29	708	6.86%
30-34	1,602	15.51%
35-39	648	6.28%
40-44	759	7.35%
45-59	1,374	13.31%
60-89	1,008	9.76%
At least 90	238	2.30%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	4,697	45.49%
30-44	26	0.25%	2,983	28.89%
45-59	40	0.39%	1,334	12.92%
At least 60	429	4.15%	817	7.91%

Acton Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	16	0.15%
Car / truck / van, carpool	814	7.44%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,839	80.78%
Motorcycle	12	0.11%
Other	14	0.13%
Public transportation	495	4.52%
Walked	136	1.24%
Worked at home	616	5.63%

Acton 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.

Acton Family Information Back to top
: 7,469 (20,189 people)
: 5,535 (17,790 people)
: 3,062
: 10,882
Acton Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	236	3.16%
$10,000-$14,999	158	2.12%
$15,000-$19,999	137	1.83%
$20,000-$24,999	194	2.60%
$25,000-$29,999	208	2.78%
$30,000-$34,999	214	2.87%
$35,000-$39,999	210	2.81%
$40,000-$44,999	294	3.94%
$45,000-$49,999	242	3.24%
$50,000-$59,999	445	5.96%
$60,000-$74,999	731	9.79%
$75,000-$99,999	1,044	13.98%
$100,000-$124,999	915	12.25%
$125,000-$149,999	658	8.81%
$150,000-$199,999	929	12.44%
$200,000 or more	854	11.43%

Acton Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,601	21.36%
Family, 2 people	1,975	26.35%
Nonfamily, 2 people	311	4.15%
Family, 3 people	1,283	17.12%
Nonfamily, 3 people	33	0.44%
Family, 4 people	1,574	21.00%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.04%
Family, 5 people	558	7.44%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.07%
Family, 6 people	128	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	22	0.29%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.03%

Acton Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,803	30.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,732	21.11%
Public Assistance	58	0.26%
Retirement	896	4.00%
Self Employment	1,290	5.75%
Social Security	1,203	5.37%
Supplemental Security	99	0.44%
Wage / Salary	6,627	29.56%
Other	712	3.18%

Acton Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,020	40.94%
With children under 18	2,914	59.06%

Acton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	341	4.65%
Married	5,131	70.04%
Never Married	1,746	23.83%
Widowed	108	1.47%

Acton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	652	8.27%
Married	5,258	66.67%
Never Married	1,517	19.23%
Widowed	460	5.83%

Acton 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.

Acton Education Information Back to top
Acton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	76	0.53%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	393	2.74%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,661	11.57%
Some college, no degree	1,850	12.89%
Associate degree	751	5.23%
Bachelors degree	5,035	35.08%
Graduate or professional degree	4,587	31.96%

Acton Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	157	0.77%	389	1.91%	546	2.69%
Kindergarten	318	1.56%	19	0.09%	337	1.66%
Grades 1-4	1,345	6.62%	50	0.25%	1,395	6.86%
Grades 5-8	1,501	7.38%	83	0.41%	1,584	7.79%
Grades 9-12	1,127	5.54%	66	0.32%	1,193	5.87%
Undergrad college	257	1.26%	144	0.71%	401	1.97%
Graduate or professional school	166	0.82%	199	0.98%	365	1.80%
Total	4,871	23.96%	950	4.67%	5,821	28.63%

Acton 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.

Acton Business Information Back to top
: 2,265

Acton Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Acton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Acton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	19,607	97.08%
Below Poverty Level	590	2.92%

Acton 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.

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

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2001	0.147	0.049	0.049	0.245	0.343	2.741	11.063	0.587	14.735
2002	0.049	0.049	0.049	0.146	0.243	2.964	9.571	0.777	13.555
2003	0.096	0.144	0.000	0.240	0.048	2.446	9.161	0.767	12.374
2004	0.000	0.048	0.145	0.193	0.241	1.976	9.977	0.386	12.339
2005	0.000	0.097	0.049	0.146	0.049	1.941	9.853	0.388	12.183
2006	0.097	0.290	0.145	0.532	0.242	2.804	14.503	0.677	17.983
2007	1.115	0.145	0.194	1.455	0.000	1.649	11.785	0.291	13.725

Acton Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	5	33
2005	10	33
2006	9	33
2007	10	33

Acton Crime Index

Year	Index
2001	306
2002	282

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Acton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Acton Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,291	16.19%
10-19 Years	2,986	14.69%
20-29 Years	1,495	7.35%
30-39 Years	3,340	16.43%
40-49 Years	4,069	20.01%
50-59 Years	2,752	13.54%
60-69 Years	1,256	6.18%
70-79 Years	734	3.61%
80-89 Years	325	1.60%
90+ Years	83	0.41%

Acton Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	10,020	49.28%
Female	10,311	50.72%

Acton Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,730	87.21%
Asian	1,756	8.64%
Hispanic/Latino	360	1.77%
Multiracial	269	1.32%
African-American	139	0.68%
Other Race	59	0.29%
Amerindian	14	0.07%
Pacific Islander	4	0.02%

Acton Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	4,159	18.52%
2.	English	3,222	14.35%
3.	Italian	2,682	11.94%
4.	German	2,254	10.04%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,145	5.10%
6.	Polish	1,094	4.87%
7.	Scottish	864	3.85%
8.	United States Or American	821	3.66%
9.	Russian	697	3.10%
10.	French Canadian	566	2.52%

Acton Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	16,085	85.39%
2.	Chinese	773	4.10%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	273	1.45%
4.	Other Asian	248	1.32%
5.	French	240	1.27%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	167	0.89%
7.	Russian	164	0.87%
8.	Hindi	160	0.85%
9.	Korean	153	0.81%
10.	Other Indic	88	0.47%

Acton Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	17,416	85.66%
Naturalized immigrant	1,070	5.26%
Not a citizen	1,845	9.07%

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Acton 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.

Acton Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

01720