Winthrop

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  4. Winthrop Employment Information
  5. Winthrop Family Information
  6. Winthrop Education Information
  7. Winthrop Business Information
  8. Winthrop Public Benefits Information
  9. Winthrop Criminal Information
  10. Winthrop Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Winthrop Zip Codes


Winthrop Legal Resources Back to top

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Winthrop Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 18,303
  • Land Area (2000): 5.148 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 16.344 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 617
  • Alias(es) (2003): WINTHROP
Winthrop Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 17,257 2002 18,530 2005 Not Available
2000 17,761 2003 18,251 2006 17,172
2001 Not Available 2004 Not Available 2007 17,056

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Houses (2000): 8,067
Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 1,864
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $43,630,000 / $10,344,000
Winthrop Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 10,519 10,007 512 4.86% 49
1991 10,430 9,594 836 8.01% 80
1992 10,312 9,547 765 7.42% 74
1993 10,276 9,607 669 6.51% 65
1994 10,381 9,723 657 6.33% 63
1995 10,049 9,510 539 5.37% 54
1996 9,990 9,619 370 3.71% 37
1997 10,147 9,788 359 3.53% 35
1998 10,241 9,962 279 2.73% 27
1999 10,313 10,015 298 2.89% 29
2000 10,135 9,877 259 2.55% 25
2001 10,183 9,836 347 3.41% 34
2002 10,114 9,586 527 5.21% 52
2003 9,886 9,287 599 6.06% 61
2004 9,573 9,068 505 5.28% 53
2005 9,405 8,946 460 4.89% 49
2006 9,457 9,012 445 4.71% 47
2007 9,524 9,111 413 4.34% 43
2008 9,570 9,123 447 4.67% 47
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,551 9,099 452 4.73% 47
Feb 2008 9,519 9,080 439 4.61% 46
Mar 2008 9,534 9,115 419 4.39% 44
Apr 2008 9,470 9,133 337 3.56% 36
May 2008 9,454 9,024 430 4.55% 45
Jun 2008 9,668 9,163 505 5.22% 52
Jul 2008 9,721 9,240 481 4.95% 49
Aug 2008 9,684 9,214 470 4.85% 49
Sep 2008 9,526 9,038 488 5.12% 51
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Winthrop Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 416 8.82%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 343 7.27%
3. Public Administration 342 7.25%
4. Educational Services 318 6.74%
5. Other Transportation 282 5.98%
6. Finance and Insurance 259 5.49%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 258 5.47%
8. Air Transportation 233 4.94%
9. Health Care 230 4.88%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 161 3.41%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 152 3.22%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 123 2.61%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 118 2.50%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 104 2.20%
15. Utilities 101 2.14%
16. Repair and Maintenance 93 1.97%
17. U.S. Postal Service 83 1.76%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 71 1.51%
19. Truck Transportation 64 1.36%
20. Metal Manufactuing 62 1.31%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 694 14.29%
2. Finance and Insurance 574 11.82%
3. Educational Services 565 11.63%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 525 10.81%
5. Air Transportation 339 6.98%
6. Public Administration 301 6.20%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 292 6.01%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 142 2.92%
9. Social Assistance 137 2.82%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 115 2.37%
11. Other Transportation 112 2.31%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 81 1.67%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 75 1.54%
14. Construction 73 1.50%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 68 1.40%
16. Department and Other General Stores 59 1.21%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 52 1.07%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 52 1.07%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 52 1.07%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 48 0.99%

Winthrop Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 260 5.51%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 252 5.34%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 230 4.88%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 225 4.77%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 188 3.99%
6. Computer Specialists 178 3.77%
7. Law Enforcement Workers 137 2.90%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 130 2.76%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 124 2.63%
10. Other Production Occupations 118 2.50%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 115 2.44%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 107 2.27%
13. Operations Managers Non Finance 102 2.16%
14. Customer Service Representatives 98 2.08%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 96 2.04%
16. Engineers 92 1.95%
17. Business Operations Specialists 88 1.87%
18. Other Construction Trades 86 1.82%
19. Financial Managers 83 1.76%
20. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 81 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 379 7.80%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 351 7.23%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 276 5.68%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 269 5.54%
5. Registered Nurses 219 4.51%
6. Business Operations Specialists 201 4.14%
7. Other Management Occupations 193 3.97%
8. Transportation / Tourism / Lodging 158 3.25%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 149 3.07%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 129 2.66%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 128 2.63%
12. Cashiers 114 2.35%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 113 2.33%
14. Customer Service Representatives 106 2.18%
15. Top Executives 103 2.12%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 99 2.04%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 98 2.02%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 97 2.00%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 83 1.71%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 81 1.67%

Winthrop Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,654 56.64%
15-35 hours 1,984 12.99%
1-14 hours 362 2.37%
No regular hours 4,279 28.01%

Winthrop Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 244 2.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 196 2.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 264 2.88%
6 AM-6:29 AM 721 7.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 860 9.38%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,324 14.45%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,559 17.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,261 13.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 565 6.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 501 5.47%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 264 2.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 156 1.70%
Noon-3:59 PM 805 8.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 444 4.85%

Winthrop Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 298 3.25%
5-9 918 10.02%
10-14 813 8.87%
15-19 888 9.69%
20-24 1,009 11.01%
25-29 455 4.97%
30-34 1,585 17.30%
35-39 351 3.83%
40-44 632 6.90%
45-59 1,317 14.37%
60-89 631 6.89%
At least 90 267 2.91%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 362 3.95% 4,019 43.86%
30-44 844 9.21% 1,724 18.81%
45-59 502 5.48% 815 8.89%
At least 60 311 3.39% 587 6.41%

Winthrop Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 24 0.25%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,027 10.91%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,795 61.56%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.10%
Color 4 Box Other 61 0.65%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2,019 21.45%
Color 6 Box Walked 229 2.43%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 249 2.65%

Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,843 (18,060 people)
Families (2000): 4,596 (13,719 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,746
People at same address in 1995: 11,071
Winthrop Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 553 7.05%
$10,000-$14,999 299 3.81%
$15,000-$19,999 407 5.19%
$20,000-$24,999 248 3.16%
$25,000-$29,999 434 5.53%
$30,000-$34,999 379 4.83%
$35,000-$39,999 392 5.00%
$40,000-$44,999 443 5.65%
$45,000-$49,999 419 5.34%
$50,000-$59,999 817 10.42%
$60,000-$74,999 1,092 13.92%
$75,000-$99,999 1,031 13.15%
$100,000-$124,999 732 9.33%
$125,000-$149,999 213 2.72%
$150,000-$199,999 188 2.40%
$200,000 or more 196 2.50%

Winthrop Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,550 32.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,020 25.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 577 7.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,105 14.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 98 1.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 945 12.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 27 0.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 368 4.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 106 1.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 40 0.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Winthrop Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,332 29.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,293 15.15%
Public Assistance 183 0.84%
Retirement 1,549 7.13%
Self Employment 717 3.30%
Social Security 2,227 10.24%
Supplemental Security 321 1.48%
Wage / Salary 6,168 28.37%
Other 948 4.36%

Winthrop Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,978 58.33%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,413 41.67%

Winthrop Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 776 10.73%
Color 1 Box Married 3,717 51.40%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,461 34.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 278 3.84%

Winthrop Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 850 10.34%
Color 1 Box Married 3,865 47.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,419 29.43%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,085 13.20%

Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Education Information Back to top
Winthrop Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 317 2.12%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,249 8.35%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,701 31.41%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,314 22.15%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,215 8.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,958 19.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,211 8.09%

Winthrop 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 185 1.01% 150 0.82% 335 1.83%
Kindergarten 112 0.61% 20 0.11% 132 0.72%
Grades 1-4 752 4.11% 75 0.41% 827 4.52%
Grades 5-8 780 4.26% 45 0.25% 825 4.51%
Grades 9-12 695 3.80% 106 0.58% 801 4.38%
Undergrad college 496 2.71% 367 2.01% 863 4.72%
Graduate or professional school 131 0.72% 276 1.51% 407 2.22%
Total 3,151 17.22% 1,039 5.68% 4,190 22.89%

Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 271
Winthrop Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winthrop Public Benefits Information Back to top
Winthrop Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,098 94.50%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 996 5.50%

Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Criminal Information Back to top
Winthrop 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
1999 3.825 0.116 0.000 0.058 3.998 0.000 3.303 6.780 2.144 12.227
2000 2.703 0.113 0.000 0.507 3.322 0.000 1.971 5.968 2.196 10.135
2001 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.162 0.162 0.162 4.047 5.289 0.648 10.146
2003 0.000 0.110 0.000 0.712 0.822 0.000 3.452 5.205 0.548 9.205
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 3.319 0.175 0.000 0.349 3.843 0.058 4.309 4.484 0.175 8.968
2007 2.932 0.059 0.000 0.586 3.576 0.235 4.163 8.501 0.293 12.957

Winthrop Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 32
2005 1 33
2006 2 33
2007 2 34

Winthrop Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 280
2000 239

Winthrop Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Winthrop Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Winthrop Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,853 10.12%
10-19 Years 1,920 10.49%
20-29 Years 2,324 12.70%
30-39 Years 3,086 16.86%
40-49 Years 2,995 16.36%
50-59 Years 2,359 12.89%
60-69 Years 1,460 7.98%
70-79 Years 1,375 7.51%
80-89 Years 777 4.25%
90+ Years 154 0.84%

Winthrop Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,608 47.03%
Color 1 Box Female 9,695 52.97%

Winthrop Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 17,020 92.99%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 493 2.69%
Color 1 Box African-American 293 1.60%
Color 2 Box Asian 206 1.13%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 182 0.99%
Color 6 Box Other Race 73 0.40%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 29 0.16%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.04%

Winthrop Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 6,117 30.48%
2. Italian 5,439 27.10%
3. English 1,974 9.84%
4. German 845 4.21%
5. United States Or American 767 3.82%
6. French Canadian 603 3.00%
7. French Non-Basque 595 2.97%
8. Polish 482 2.40%
9. Scottish 397 1.98%
10. Scotch Irish 347 1.73%

Winthrop Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,152 87.19%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 628 3.61%
3. Italian 517 2.97%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 235 1.35%
5. Other Indo European 210 1.21%
6. French 178 1.02%
7. German 79 0.45%
8. Arabic 66 0.38%
9. Greek 43 0.25%
10. Tagalog 35 0.20%

Winthrop Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 16,718 91.34%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 625 3.41%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 960 5.25%

Winthrop 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.
Winthrop 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.


Winthrop Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02152