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Population (2000): 28,911
Land Area (2000): 32.659 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.243 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 617, 781
Alias(es) (2003): NEEDHAM, NEEDHAM JCT

Needham Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	28,051	2002	29,269	2005	28,942
2000	28,616	2003	29,223	2006	28,589
2001	29,049	2004	29,060	2007	28,343

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	28,188	97.50%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	723	2.50%

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: 8,774
: $351,808,000 / $84,162,000
Needham Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,575	14,039	536	3.68%	37
1991	14,187	13,497	691	4.87%	49
1992	14,247	13,553	694	4.87%	49
1993	14,360	13,802	558	3.89%	39
1994	14,556	14,043	513	3.52%	35
1995	14,495	14,018	477	3.29%	33
1996	14,608	14,283	325	2.22%	22
1997	14,923	14,637	285	1.91%	19
1998	15,063	14,811	251	1.67%	17
1999	15,139	14,899	240	1.59%	16
2000	14,404	14,120	284	1.97%	20
2001	14,510	14,114	396	2.73%	27
2002	14,488	13,891	597	4.12%	41
2003	14,292	13,673	619	4.33%	43
2004	14,175	13,638	537	3.79%	38
2005	14,145	13,660	485	3.43%	34
2006	14,089	13,615	474	3.36%	34
2007	14,197	13,765	432	3.04%	30
2008	14,259	13,783	476	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,448	13,995	453	3.14%	31
Feb 1990	14,428	13,986	442	3.06%	31
Mar 1990	14,551	14,079	472	3.24%	32
Apr 1990	14,500	14,039	461	3.18%	32
May 1990	14,569	14,079	490	3.36%	34
Jun 1990	14,821	14,279	542	3.66%	37
Jul 1990	14,861	14,276	585	3.94%	39
Aug 1990	14,802	14,194	608	4.11%	41
Sep 1990	14,474	13,837	637	4.40%	44
Oct 1990	14,528	13,936	592	4.07%	41
Nov 1990	14,472	13,904	568	3.92%	39
Dec 1990	14,440	13,861	579	4.01%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,048	13,478	570	4.06%	41
Feb 1991	14,071	13,443	628	4.46%	45
Mar 1991	14,098	13,461	637	4.52%	45
Apr 1991	14,127	13,515	612	4.33%	43
May 1991	14,085	13,407	678	4.81%	48
Jun 1991	14,330	13,625	705	4.92%	49
Jul 1991	14,440	13,710	730	5.06%	51
Aug 1991	14,397	13,613	784	5.45%	54
Sep 1991	14,112	13,315	797	5.65%	56
Oct 1991	14,186	13,448	738	5.20%	52
Nov 1991	14,207	13,491	716	5.04%	50
Dec 1991	14,146	13,452	694	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,140	13,407	733	5.18%	52
Feb 1992	14,083	13,400	683	4.85%	48
Mar 1992	14,144	13,453	691	4.89%	49
Apr 1992	14,150	13,488	662	4.68%	47
May 1992	14,206	13,498	708	4.98%	50
Jun 1992	14,449	13,669	780	5.40%	54
Jul 1992	14,459	13,780	679	4.70%	47
Aug 1992	14,519	13,754	765	5.27%	53
Sep 1992	14,149	13,401	748	5.29%	53
Oct 1992	14,190	13,515	675	4.76%	48
Nov 1992	14,222	13,619	603	4.24%	42
Dec 1992	14,249	13,650	599	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,151	13,511	640	4.52%	45
Feb 1993	14,134	13,568	566	4.00%	40
Mar 1993	14,203	13,634	569	4.01%	40
Apr 1993	14,236	13,645	591	4.15%	42
May 1993	14,337	13,728	609	4.25%	42
Jun 1993	14,579	13,940	639	4.38%	44
Jul 1993	14,584	14,010	574	3.94%	39
Aug 1993	14,645	14,039	606	4.14%	41
Sep 1993	14,251	13,692	559	3.92%	39
Oct 1993	14,358	13,867	491	3.42%	34
Nov 1993	14,421	13,969	452	3.13%	31
Dec 1993	14,419	14,019	400	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,301	13,817	484	3.38%	34
Feb 1994	14,348	13,873	475	3.31%	33
Mar 1994	14,382	13,895	487	3.39%	34
Apr 1994	14,425	13,927	498	3.45%	35
May 1994	14,457	13,980	477	3.30%	33
Jun 1994	14,670	14,104	566	3.86%	39
Jul 1994	14,666	14,156	510	3.48%	35
Aug 1994	14,744	14,202	542	3.68%	37
Sep 1994	14,474	13,915	559	3.86%	39
Oct 1994	14,681	14,121	560	3.81%	38
Nov 1994	14,749	14,242	507	3.44%	34
Dec 1994	14,771	14,283	488	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,421	13,867	554	3.84%	38
Feb 1995	14,379	13,917	462	3.21%	32
Mar 1995	14,406	13,946	460	3.19%	32
Apr 1995	14,419	13,960	459	3.18%	32
May 1995	14,371	13,908	463	3.22%	32
Jun 1995	14,606	14,069	537	3.68%	37
Jul 1995	14,705	14,155	550	3.74%	37
Aug 1995	14,634	14,134	500	3.42%	34
Sep 1995	14,401	13,875	526	3.65%	37
Oct 1995	14,510	14,071	439	3.03%	30
Nov 1995	14,569	14,165	404	2.77%	28
Dec 1995	14,518	14,152	366	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	14,294	13,935	359	2.51%	25
Feb 1996	14,394	14,040	354	2.46%	25
Mar 1996	14,482	14,103	379	2.62%	26
Apr 1996	14,475	14,134	341	2.36%	24
May 1996	14,485	14,158	327	2.26%	23
Jun 1996	14,716	14,348	368	2.50%	25
Jul 1996	14,799	14,447	352	2.38%	24
Aug 1996	14,805	14,486	319	2.15%	22
Sep 1996	14,558	14,240	318	2.18%	22
Oct 1996	14,702	14,417	285	1.94%	19
Nov 1996	14,775	14,527	248	1.68%	17
Dec 1996	14,807	14,557	250	1.69%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	14,688	14,393	295	2.01%	20
Feb 1997	14,721	14,450	271	1.84%	18
Mar 1997	14,842	14,552	290	1.95%	20
Apr 1997	14,831	14,566	265	1.79%	18
May 1997	14,877	14,584	293	1.97%	20
Jun 1997	15,059	14,721	338	2.24%	22
Jul 1997	15,125	14,806	319	2.11%	21
Aug 1997	15,119	14,806	313	2.07%	21
Sep 1997	14,827	14,508	319	2.15%	22
Oct 1997	14,936	14,666	270	1.81%	18
Nov 1997	15,023	14,789	234	1.56%	16
Dec 1997	15,024	14,806	218	1.45%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,844	14,586	258	1.74%	17
Feb 1998	14,873	14,631	242	1.63%	16
Mar 1998	14,948	14,689	259	1.73%	17
Apr 1998	14,904	14,693	211	1.42%	14
May 1998	14,960	14,706	254	1.70%	17
Jun 1998	15,143	14,854	289	1.91%	19
Jul 1998	15,244	14,949	295	1.94%	19
Aug 1998	15,266	14,979	287	1.88%	19
Sep 1998	15,011	14,726	285	1.90%	19
Oct 1998	15,104	14,873	231	1.53%	15
Nov 1998	15,200	14,999	201	1.32%	13
Dec 1998	15,253	15,052	201	1.32%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	15,051	14,817	234	1.55%	16
Feb 1999	15,019	14,812	207	1.38%	14
Mar 1999	15,057	14,846	211	1.40%	14
Apr 1999	15,002	14,800	202	1.35%	13
May 1999	15,055	14,831	224	1.49%	15
Jun 1999	15,244	14,976	268	1.76%	18
Jul 1999	15,294	14,988	306	2.00%	20
Aug 1999	15,296	15,003	293	1.92%	19
Sep 1999	15,026	14,747	279	1.86%	19
Oct 1999	15,130	14,885	245	1.62%	16
Nov 1999	15,224	15,008	216	1.42%	14
Dec 1999	15,267	15,071	196	1.28%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	14,323	13,980	343	2.39%	24
Feb 2000	14,345	14,044	301	2.10%	21
Mar 2000	14,364	14,053	311	2.17%	22
Apr 2000	14,352	14,090	262	1.83%	18
May 2000	14,270	14,008	262	1.84%	18
Jun 2000	14,503	14,188	315	2.17%	22
Jul 2000	14,494	14,173	321	2.21%	22
Aug 2000	14,504	14,218	286	1.97%	20
Sep 2000	14,287	14,002	285	1.99%	20
Oct 2000	14,409	14,157	252	1.75%	17
Nov 2000	14,476	14,238	238	1.64%	16
Dec 2000	14,523	14,292	231	1.59%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	14,468	14,162	306	2.12%	21
Feb 2001	14,487	14,194	293	2.02%	20
Mar 2001	14,527	14,209	318	2.19%	22
Apr 2001	14,460	14,178	282	1.95%	20
May 2001	14,440	14,098	342	2.37%	24
Jun 2001	14,602	14,204	398	2.73%	27
Jul 2001	14,647	14,231	416	2.84%	28
Aug 2001	14,568	14,142	426	2.92%	29
Sep 2001	14,414	13,918	496	3.44%	34
Oct 2001	14,463	13,995	468	3.24%	32
Nov 2001	14,510	14,018	492	3.39%	34
Dec 2001	14,531	14,017	514	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,420	13,821	599	4.15%	42
Feb 2002	14,498	13,921	577	3.98%	40
Mar 2002	14,497	13,894	603	4.16%	42
Apr 2002	14,458	13,879	579	4.00%	40
May 2002	14,414	13,853	561	3.89%	39
Jun 2002	14,613	13,955	658	4.50%	45
Jul 2002	14,591	13,958	633	4.34%	43
Aug 2002	14,574	13,987	587	4.03%	40
Sep 2002	14,450	13,804	646	4.47%	45
Oct 2002	14,458	13,888	570	3.94%	39
Nov 2002	14,453	13,882	571	3.95%	40
Dec 2002	14,429	13,855	574	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,328	13,708	620	4.33%	43
Feb 2003	14,341	13,718	623	4.34%	43
Mar 2003	14,331	13,713	618	4.31%	43
Apr 2003	14,301	13,723	578	4.04%	40
May 2003	14,293	13,627	666	4.66%	47
Jun 2003	14,477	13,748	729	5.04%	50
Jul 2003	14,337	13,698	639	4.46%	45
Aug 2003	14,296	13,680	616	4.31%	43
Sep 2003	14,117	13,460	657	4.65%	47
Oct 2003	14,210	13,620	590	4.15%	42
Nov 2003	14,290	13,702	588	4.11%	41
Dec 2003	14,181	13,676	505	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,138	13,581	557	3.94%	39
Feb 2004	14,160	13,607	553	3.91%	39
Mar 2004	14,143	13,587	556	3.93%	39
Apr 2004	14,113	13,598	515	3.65%	36
May 2004	14,116	13,551	565	4.00%	40
Jun 2004	14,348	13,703	645	4.50%	45
Jul 2004	14,361	13,755	606	4.22%	42
Aug 2004	14,280	13,741	539	3.77%	38
Sep 2004	13,997	13,488	509	3.64%	36
Oct 2004	14,106	13,633	473	3.35%	34
Nov 2004	14,195	13,719	476	3.35%	34
Dec 2004	14,137	13,689	448	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	13,983	13,514	469	3.35%	34
Feb 2005	14,037	13,531	506	3.60%	36
Mar 2005	14,042	13,560	482	3.43%	34
Apr 2005	14,049	13,601	448	3.19%	32
May 2005	14,099	13,584	515	3.65%	37
Jun 2005	14,262	13,725	537	3.77%	38
Jul 2005	14,263	13,779	484	3.39%	34
Aug 2005	14,288	13,815	473	3.31%	33
Sep 2005	14,071	13,565	506	3.60%	36
Oct 2005	14,188	13,726	462	3.26%	33
Nov 2005	14,264	13,762	502	3.52%	35
Dec 2005	14,195	13,762	433	3.05%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,863	13,423	440	3.17%	32
Feb 2006	13,900	13,458	442	3.18%	32
Mar 2006	13,922	13,493	429	3.08%	31
Apr 2006	13,923	13,489	434	3.12%	31
May 2006	13,994	13,497	497	3.55%	36
Jun 2006	14,275	13,697	578	4.05%	40
Jul 2006	14,241	13,716	525	3.69%	37
Aug 2006	14,229	13,747	482	3.39%	34
Sep 2006	14,035	13,534	501	3.57%	36
Oct 2006	14,177	13,718	459	3.24%	32
Nov 2006	14,277	13,800	477	3.34%	33
Dec 2006	14,232	13,811	421	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,121	13,651	470	3.33%	33
Feb 2007	14,110	13,661	449	3.18%	32
Mar 2007	14,111	13,714	397	2.81%	28
Apr 2007	14,097	13,698	399	2.83%	28
May 2007	14,134	13,669	465	3.29%	33
Jun 2007	14,368	13,840	528	3.67%	37
Jul 2007	14,370	13,882	488	3.40%	34
Aug 2007	14,280	13,861	419	2.93%	29
Sep 2007	14,135	13,680	455	3.22%	32
Oct 2007	14,174	13,783	391	2.76%	28
Nov 2007	14,291	13,911	380	2.66%	27
Dec 2007	14,169	13,830	339	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,173	13,747	426	3.01%	30
Feb 2008	14,133	13,718	415	2.94%	29
Mar 2008	14,171	13,771	400	2.82%	28
Apr 2008	14,171	13,799	372	2.63%	26
May 2008	14,143	13,634	509	3.60%	36
Jun 2008	14,452	13,843	609	4.21%	42
Jul 2008	14,484	13,960	524	3.62%	36
Aug 2008	14,415	13,921	494	3.43%	34
Sep 2008	14,192	13,655	537	3.78%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Needham Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,453	19.80%
2.	Finance and Insurance	831	11.33%
3.	Health Care	649	8.85%
4.	Educational Services	479	6.53%
5.	Construction	455	6.20%
6.	Public Administration	234	3.19%
7.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	215	2.93%
8.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	183	2.49%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	148	2.02%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	148	2.02%
11.	Info Services and Data Processing	147	2.00%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	143	1.95%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	143	1.95%
14.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	143	1.95%
15.	Accommodation and Food Services	136	1.85%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	136	1.85%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	129	1.76%
18.	Repair and Maintenance	109	1.49%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	108	1.47%
20.	Personal and Laundry Services	104	1.42%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,131	17.31%
2.	Health Care	1,055	16.14%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,018	15.58%
4.	Finance and Insurance	488	7.47%
5.	Social Assistance	338	5.17%
6.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	225	3.44%
7.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	196	3.00%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	176	2.69%
9.	Public Administration	159	2.43%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	143	2.19%
11.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	143	2.19%
12.	Info Services and Data Processing	124	1.90%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	118	1.81%
14.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	104	1.59%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	83	1.27%
16.	Florists	67	1.03%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	60	0.92%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	56	0.86%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	54	0.83%
20.	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale	49	0.75%

Needham Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	549	7.48%
2.	Top Executives	512	6.98%
3.	Lawyers	438	5.97%
4.	Computer Specialists	436	5.94%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	357	4.87%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	334	4.55%
7.	Physicians and Surgeons	280	3.82%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	251	3.42%
9.	Accountants and Auditors	243	3.31%
10.	Engineers	227	3.09%
11.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	198	2.70%
12.	Operations Managers Non Finance	193	2.63%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	177	2.41%
14.	Financial Managers	163	2.22%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	148	2.02%
16.	Other Financial Specialists	147	2.00%
17.	Media and Communications Workers	139	1.89%
18.	Life and Physical Scientists	137	1.87%
19.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	127	1.73%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	121	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	470	7.19%
2.	Other Management Occupations	469	7.18%
3.	Registered Nurses	390	5.97%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	347	5.31%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	347	5.31%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	308	4.71%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	267	4.09%
8.	Lawyers	218	3.34%
9.	Computer Specialists	209	3.20%
10.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	203	3.11%
11.	Accountants and Auditors	183	2.80%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	164	2.51%
13.	Physicians and Surgeons	146	2.23%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	144	2.20%
15.	Child Care Workers	138	2.11%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	134	2.05%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	134	2.05%
18.	Art and Design Workers	129	1.97%
19.	Media and Communications Workers	128	1.96%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	126	1.93%

Needham Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,567	52.47%
15-35 hours	3,073	13.94%
1-14 hours	840	3.81%
No regular hours	6,563	29.77%

Needham Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	127	1.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM	117	0.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	122	0.96%
6 AM-6:29 AM	645	5.06%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,064	8.34%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,880	14.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,830	22.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,615	20.51%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,242	9.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	858	6.73%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	344	2.70%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	84	0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM	520	4.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM	304	2.38%

Needham Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	404	3.17%
5-9	1,492	11.70%
10-14	1,647	12.92%
15-19	1,058	8.30%
20-24	1,369	10.74%
25-29	829	6.50%
30-34	1,834	14.38%
35-39	604	4.74%
40-44	886	6.95%
45-59	1,702	13.35%
60-89	840	6.59%
At least 90	87	0.68%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	19	0.15%	6,780	53.17%
30-44	451	3.54%	2,873	22.53%
45-59	666	5.22%	1,036	8.12%
At least 60	437	3.43%	490	3.84%

Needham Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	50	0.37%
Car / truck / van, carpool	601	4.39%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,125	73.98%
Motorcycle	6	0.04%
Other	64	0.47%
Public transportation	1,573	11.49%
Walked	333	2.43%
Worked at home	935	6.83%

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Needham Family Information Back to top
: 10,595 (27,947 people)
: 7,800 (24,632 people)
: 3,937
: 18,623
Needham Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	464	4.38%
$10,000-$14,999	246	2.32%
$15,000-$19,999	164	1.55%
$20,000-$24,999	329	3.11%
$25,000-$29,999	369	3.48%
$30,000-$34,999	329	3.11%
$35,000-$39,999	271	2.56%
$40,000-$44,999	273	2.58%
$45,000-$49,999	365	3.45%
$50,000-$59,999	750	7.08%
$60,000-$74,999	918	8.66%
$75,000-$99,999	1,389	13.11%
$100,000-$124,999	1,259	11.88%
$125,000-$149,999	899	8.49%
$150,000-$199,999	1,147	10.83%
$200,000 or more	1,423	13.43%

Needham Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,479	23.36%
Family, 2 people	3,032	28.57%
Nonfamily, 2 people	300	2.83%
Family, 3 people	1,694	15.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	28	0.26%
Family, 4 people	2,053	19.35%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.15%
Family, 5 people	779	7.34%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.02%
Family, 6 people	174	1.64%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	50	0.47%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Needham Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,329	25.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,668	23.46%
Public Assistance	110	0.34%
Retirement	1,901	5.82%
Self Employment	1,979	6.05%
Social Security	3,224	9.86%
Supplemental Security	269	0.82%
Wage / Salary	7,922	24.24%
Other	1,283	3.93%

Needham Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,457	48.95%
With children under 18	3,606	51.05%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	323	3.13%
Married	7,238	70.14%
Never Married	2,446	23.70%
Widowed	312	3.02%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	656	5.41%
Married	7,552	62.25%
Never Married	2,443	20.14%
Widowed	1,480	12.20%

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Needham Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	272	1.28%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	624	2.93%
High school diploma or equivalent	2,651	12.43%
Some college, no degree	3,294	15.45%
Associate degree	1,355	6.36%
Bachelors degree	6,491	30.44%
Graduate or professional degree	6,634	31.11%

Needham Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	213	0.74%	715	2.47%	928	3.21%
Kindergarten	290	1.00%	137	0.47%	427	1.48%
Grades 1-4	1,326	4.59%	356	1.23%	1,682	5.82%
Grades 5-8	1,391	4.81%	398	1.38%	1,789	6.19%
Grades 9-12	1,228	4.25%	253	0.88%	1,481	5.12%
Undergrad college	302	1.04%	823	2.85%	1,125	3.89%
Graduate or professional school	120	0.42%	297	1.03%	417	1.44%
Total	4,870	16.84%	2,979	10.30%	7,849	27.15%

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Needham Business Information Back to top
: 1,032

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	27,316	97.48%
Below Poverty Level	705	2.52%

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

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.214	0.071	0.000	0.107	0.392	0.000	1.818	7.879	0.392	10.089
2000	0.629	0.035	0.000	0.105	0.769	0.000	1.013	7.793	0.384	9.191
2001	0.138	0.034	0.000	0.103	0.275	0.034	1.549	8.159	0.207	9.949
2002	0.239	0.034	0.000	0.034	0.307	0.102	0.922	6.936	0.444	8.405
2003	0.171	0.000	0.000	0.068	0.240	0.068	1.232	6.160	0.171	7.563
2004	0.138	0.069	0.000	0.103	0.310	0.000	0.964	7.330	0.206	8.500
2005	0.173	0.000	0.000	0.069	0.242	0.000	2.626	6.634	0.242	9.502
2006	0.035	0.000	0.000	0.140	0.175	0.035	1.364	6.821	0.140	8.325
2007	0.141	0.000	0.035	0.035	0.212	0.000	1.164	7.586	0.106	8.856

Needham Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	8	47
2005	13	43
2006	12	44
2007	10	45

Needham Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	294
2000	285
2001	297
2002	255

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Needham Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,287	14.83%
10-19 Years	3,875	13.40%
20-29 Years	1,798	6.22%
30-39 Years	4,080	14.11%
40-49 Years	4,899	16.95%
50-59 Years	3,601	12.46%
60-69 Years	2,348	8.12%
70-79 Years	2,134	7.38%
80-89 Years	1,438	4.97%
90+ Years	451	1.56%

Needham Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	13,702	47.39%
Female	15,209	52.61%

Needham Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	27,140	93.87%
Asian	1,023	3.54%
Hispanic/Latino	341	1.18%
African-American	187	0.65%
Multiracial	179	0.62%
Other Race	34	0.12%
Amerindian	7	0.02%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Needham Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	8,020	26.65%
2.	English	3,547	11.79%
3.	Italian	3,255	10.82%
4.	German	2,302	7.65%
5.	Russian	1,979	6.58%
6.	United States Or American	1,460	4.85%
7.	Polish	1,339	4.45%
8.	French Non-Basque	854	2.84%
9.	Scottish	763	2.54%
10.	Eastern European	596	1.98%

Needham Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	23,814	89.18%
2.	Russian	551	2.06%
3.	Chinese	423	1.58%
4.	Greek	310	1.16%
5.	Italian	304	1.14%
6.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	230	0.86%
7.	French	211	0.79%
8.	Hebrew	153	0.57%
9.	German	113	0.42%
10.	Korean	67	0.25%

Needham Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	26,146	90.44%
Naturalized immigrant	1,802	6.23%
Not a citizen	963	3.33%

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Needham Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

02492