North Adams

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


North Adams Legal Resources Back to top

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North Adams Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,681
  • Land Area (2000): 52.933 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.331 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 413
  • Alias(es) (2003): CLARKSBURG, FLORIDA, N ADAMS, NO ADAMS, NORTH ADAMS
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Houses (2000): 7,088
North Adams Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,517 92.10%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,160 7.90%

North Adams 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.


North Adams Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 26,380
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $679,540,000 / $164,280,000
North Adams Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 8,334 7,356 978 11.74% 117
1991 8,267 7,044 1,223 14.79% 148
1992 7,854 6,766 1,088 13.86% 139
1993 7,808 7,033 775 9.92% 99
1994 7,702 7,046 656 8.52% 85
1995 7,485 6,938 546 7.30% 73
1996 7,498 7,021 477 6.36% 64
1997 7,473 7,054 419 5.61% 56
1998 7,481 7,154 327 4.37% 44
1999 7,489 7,183 306 4.08% 41
2000 7,204 6,955 249 3.46% 35
2001 7,281 6,968 314 4.31% 43
2002 7,343 6,916 428 5.82% 58
2003 7,270 6,806 464 6.38% 64
2004 7,174 6,732 442 6.16% 62
2005 7,089 6,697 392 5.53% 55
2006 7,108 6,704 404 5.68% 57
2007 7,088 6,668 420 5.93% 59
2008 7,076 6,632 444 6.27% 63
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 7,006 6,484 522 7.45% 75
Feb 2008 6,982 6,518 464 6.65% 66
Mar 2008 7,007 6,532 475 6.78% 68
Apr 2008 6,948 6,574 374 5.38% 54
May 2008 7,019 6,605 414 5.90% 59
Jun 2008 7,265 6,815 450 6.19% 62
Jul 2008 7,269 6,832 437 6.01% 60
Aug 2008 7,150 6,733 417 5.83% 58
Sep 2008 7,035 6,594 441 6.27% 63
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

North Adams Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 376 10.80%
2. Construction 358 10.28%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 269 7.73%
4. Health Care 167 4.80%
5. Printing and Related Manufacturing 133 3.82%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 127 3.65%
7. Metal Manufactuing 126 3.62%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 112 3.22%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 111 3.19%
10. Public Administration 108 3.10%
11. Repair and Maintenance 82 2.35%
12. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 74 2.13%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 73 2.10%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 73 2.10%
15. Other Transportation 69 1.98%
16. Finance and Insurance 66 1.90%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 63 1.81%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 60 1.72%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 49 1.41%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 47 1.35%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 667 20.44%
2. Health Care 622 19.06%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 402 12.32%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 171 5.24%
5. Social Assistance 135 4.14%
6. Finance and Insurance 133 4.08%
7. Public Administration 126 3.86%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 93 2.85%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 89 2.73%
10. Department and Other General Stores 81 2.48%
11. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 75 2.30%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 65 1.99%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 60 1.84%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 49 1.50%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 39 1.20%
16. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 33 1.01%
17. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 29 0.89%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 27 0.83%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 24 0.74%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 23 0.70%

North Adams Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 193 5.54%
2. Other Production Occupations 180 5.17%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 178 5.11%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 170 4.88%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 139 3.99%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 139 3.99%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 131 3.76%
8. Other Management Occupations 120 3.45%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 107 3.07%
10. Printing Workers 97 2.79%
11. Carpenters 96 2.76%
12. Electricians 95 2.73%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 93 2.67%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 82 2.35%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 80 2.30%
16. Other Protective Service Workers 78 2.24%
17. Top Executives 68 1.95%
18. Business Operations Specialists 62 1.78%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 62 1.78%
20. Computer Specialists 56 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 182 5.58%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 166 5.09%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 163 5.00%
4. Cashiers 149 4.57%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 138 4.23%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 137 4.20%
7. Secretaries and Admins 136 4.17%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 123 3.77%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 123 3.77%
10. Other Personal Care, Not child care 113 3.46%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 112 3.43%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 111 3.40%
13. Other Management Occupations 111 3.40%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 100 3.06%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 99 3.03%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 99 3.03%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 79 2.42%
18. Customer Service Representatives 76 2.33%
19. Other Healthcare Support 75 2.30%
20. Registered Nurses 74 2.27%

North Adams Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,436 45.77%
15-35 hours 1,900 16.00%
1-14 hours 451 3.80%
No regular hours 4,089 34.43%

North Adams Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 175 2.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM 132 2.05%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 253 3.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 466 7.23%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 760 11.78%
7 AM-7:29 AM 654 10.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,049 16.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM 706 10.95%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 353 5.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 358 5.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 202 3.13%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 43 0.67%
Noon-3:59 PM 706 10.95%
4 PM-11:59 PM 592 9.18%

North Adams Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 439 6.81%
5-9 1,733 26.87%
10-14 1,354 21.00%
15-19 1,043 16.17%
20-24 424 6.57%
25-29 83 1.29%
30-34 400 6.20%
35-39 110 1.71%
40-44 246 3.81%
45-59 331 5.13%
60-89 155 2.40%
At least 90 131 2.03%

North Adams Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 40 0.62% 5,036 78.09%
30-44 7 0.11% 749 11.61%
45-59 14 0.22% 317 4.92%
At least 60 10 0.16% 276 4.28%

North Adams Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 15 0.23%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 811 12.21%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,038 75.83%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.12%
Color 4 Box Other 20 0.30%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 71 1.07%
Color 6 Box Walked 486 7.31%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 195 2.93%

North Adams 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.


North Adams Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,363 (13,926 people)
Families (2000): 3,654 (10,498 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,324
People at same address in 1995: 7,895
North Adams Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,040 16.34%
$10,000-$14,999 688 10.81%
$15,000-$19,999 663 10.42%
$20,000-$24,999 523 8.22%
$25,000-$29,999 516 8.11%
$30,000-$34,999 474 7.45%
$35,000-$39,999 299 4.70%
$40,000-$44,999 408 6.41%
$45,000-$49,999 290 4.56%
$50,000-$59,999 370 5.81%
$60,000-$74,999 441 6.93%
$75,000-$99,999 426 6.69%
$100,000-$124,999 86 1.35%
$125,000-$149,999 53 0.83%
$150,000-$199,999 30 0.47%
$200,000 or more 56 0.88%

North Adams Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,286 36.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,734 27.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 335 5.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 867 13.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 35 0.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 667 10.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 15 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 227 3.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 92 1.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 47 0.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.05%

North Adams Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,287 25.50%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,312 13.75%
Public Assistance 362 2.15%
Retirement 1,356 8.07%
Self Employment 533 3.17%
Social Security 2,437 14.50%
Supplemental Security 518 3.08%
Wage / Salary 4,199 24.98%
Other 807 4.80%

North Adams Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,639 60.39%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,075 39.61%

North Adams Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 488 8.80%
Color 1 Box Married 2,894 52.20%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,945 35.08%
Color 3 Box Widowed 217 3.91%

North Adams Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 744 11.40%
Color 1 Box Married 3,024 46.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,768 27.09%
Color 3 Box Widowed 991 15.18%

North Adams 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.


North Adams Education Information Back to top
North Adams Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,053 9.18%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,824 15.91%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,340 37.85%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,216 19.33%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 547 4.77%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,044 9.11%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 442 3.85%

North Adams 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 171 1.16% 57 0.39% 228 1.55%
Kindergarten 113 0.77% 0 0.00% 113 0.77%
Grades 1-4 718 4.89% 12 0.08% 730 4.97%
Grades 5-8 754 5.14% 45 0.31% 799 5.44%
Grades 9-12 732 4.99% 26 0.18% 758 5.16%
Undergrad college 999 6.80% 45 0.31% 1,044 7.11%
Graduate or professional school 64 0.44% 35 0.24% 99 0.67%
Total 3,551 24.19% 220 1.50% 3,771 25.69%

North Adams 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.


North Adams Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 2,110
North Adams Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


North Adams Public Benefits Information Back to top
North Adams Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 11,394 81.82%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,531 18.18%

North Adams 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.


North Adams Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
North Adams Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,700 11.58%
10-19 Years 2,143 14.60%
20-29 Years 1,997 13.60%
30-39 Years 1,934 13.17%
40-49 Years 2,087 14.22%
50-59 Years 1,508 10.27%
60-69 Years 1,215 8.28%
70-79 Years 1,250 8.51%
80-89 Years 717 4.88%
90+ Years 130 0.89%

North Adams Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,794 46.28%
Color 1 Box Female 7,887 53.72%

North Adams Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,800 94.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 298 2.03%
Color 1 Box African-American 230 1.57%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 176 1.20%
Color 2 Box Asian 117 0.80%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 38 0.26%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.12%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.03%

North Adams Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 3,706 21.97%
2. Italian 3,125 18.53%
3. Irish 2,625 15.56%
4. English 1,514 8.98%
5. German 1,206 7.15%
6. French Canadian 1,198 7.10%
7. Polish 990 5.87%
8. United States Or American 625 3.71%
9. Scottish 366 2.17%
10. Lebanese 193 1.14%

North Adams Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,225 95.06%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 219 1.57%
3. French 159 1.14%
4. Italian 76 0.55%
5. German 49 0.35%
6. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 44 0.32%
7. Greek 32 0.23%
8. Korean 25 0.18%
9. Arabic 21 0.15%
10. Hindi 16 0.12%

North Adams Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,346 97.74%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 193 1.31%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 138 0.94%

North Adams 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.
North Adams 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.


North Adams Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01247