Fitchburg

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  4. Fitchburg Employment Information
  5. Fitchburg Family Information
  6. Fitchburg Education Information
  7. Fitchburg Public Benefits Information
  8. Fitchburg Criminal Information
  9. Fitchburg Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Fitchburg Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 20,501
  • Land Area (2000): 90.184 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.111 square kilometers
Fitchburg Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 19,601 2002 20,798 2005 21,929
2000 20,584 2003 21,441 2006 22,121
2001 20,647 2004 21,882 2007 22,793

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Houses (2000): 8,604
Fitchburg Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 16,846 82.42%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 177 0.87%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,417 16.72%

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Fitchburg Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 529 8.79%
2. Public Administration 468 7.78%
3. Educational Services 421 7.00%
4. Construction 389 6.46%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 339 5.63%
6. Health Care 316 5.25%
7. Finance and Insurance 293 4.87%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 291 4.84%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 235 3.90%
10. Food Manufacturing 214 3.56%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 141 2.34%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 140 2.33%
13. Repair and Maintenance 125 2.08%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 120 1.99%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 118 1.96%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 113 1.88%
17. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 90 1.50%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 84 1.40%
19. Utilities 80 1.33%
20. Metal Manufactuing 68 1.13%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,077 18.73%
2. Educational Services 644 11.20%
3. Finance and Insurance 506 8.80%
4. Public Administration 468 8.14%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 437 7.60%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 235 4.09%
7. Social Assistance 234 4.07%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 217 3.77%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 141 2.45%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 131 2.28%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 114 1.98%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 104 1.81%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 101 1.76%
14. Construction 96 1.67%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 88 1.53%
16. Department and Other General Stores 80 1.39%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 76 1.32%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 71 1.23%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 70 1.22%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 63 1.10%

Fitchburg Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 406 6.75%
2. Computer Specialists 334 5.55%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 252 4.19%
4. Top Executives 238 3.95%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 237 3.94%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 227 3.77%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 194 3.22%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 192 3.19%
9. Other Production Occupations 189 3.14%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 186 3.09%
11. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 170 2.82%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 159 2.64%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 146 2.43%
14. Postsecondary Teachers 146 2.43%
15. Accountants and Auditors 145 2.41%
16. Business Operations Specialists 140 2.33%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 139 2.31%
18. Engineers 136 2.26%
19. Life and Physical Scientists 126 2.09%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 124 2.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 371 6.45%
2. Secretaries and Admins 351 6.10%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 279 4.85%
4. Other Management Occupations 279 4.85%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 253 4.40%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 202 3.51%
7. Other Production Occupations 187 3.25%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 182 3.17%
9. Registered Nurses 175 3.04%
10. Child Care Workers 171 2.97%
11. Customer Service Representatives 170 2.96%
12. Computer Specialists 167 2.90%
13. Business Operations Specialists 163 2.83%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 153 2.66%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 141 2.45%
16. Media and Communications Workers 135 2.35%
17. Life and Physical Scientists 133 2.31%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 129 2.24%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 120 2.09%
20. Other Personal Care, Not child care 104 1.81%

Fitchburg Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 11,258 70.97%
15-35 hours 2,056 12.96%
1-14 hours 534 3.37%
No regular hours 2,014 12.70%

Fitchburg Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 230 2.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM 137 1.22%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 353 3.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM 666 5.92%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,367 12.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,979 17.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,463 21.89%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,256 11.16%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 406 3.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 615 5.47%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 224 1.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 106 0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM 771 6.85%
4 PM-11:59 PM 679 6.03%

Fitchburg Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 296 2.63%
5-9 1,126 10.01%
10-14 2,325 20.66%
15-19 2,872 25.52%
20-24 2,225 19.77%
25-29 713 6.34%
30-34 861 7.65%
35-39 94 0.84%
40-44 157 1.40%
45-59 194 1.72%
60-89 201 1.79%
At least 90 188 1.67%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 46 0.41% 9,511 84.53%
30-44 101 0.90% 1,011 8.99%
45-59 35 0.31% 159 1.41%
At least 60 83 0.74% 306 2.72%

Fitchburg Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 56 0.48%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,308 11.19%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,482 81.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 48 0.41%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 265 2.27%
Color 6 Box Walked 93 0.80%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 438 3.75%

Fitchburg 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.


Fitchburg Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,137 (19,613 people)
Families (2000): 4,930 (14,854 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,635
People at same address in 1995: 7,498
Fitchburg Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 315 3.87%
$10,000-$14,999 226 2.78%
$15,000-$19,999 459 5.64%
$20,000-$24,999 697 8.57%
$25,000-$29,999 613 7.53%
$30,000-$34,999 571 7.02%
$35,000-$39,999 486 5.97%
$40,000-$44,999 360 4.42%
$45,000-$49,999 296 3.64%
$50,000-$59,999 902 11.09%
$60,000-$74,999 940 11.55%
$75,000-$99,999 878 10.79%
$100,000-$124,999 487 5.99%
$125,000-$149,999 317 3.90%
$150,000-$199,999 246 3.02%
$200,000 or more 344 4.23%

Fitchburg Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,317 28.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,068 25.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 914 11.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,120 13.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 168 2.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,046 12.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 34 0.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 410 4.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 7 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 134 1.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 43 0.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Fitchburg Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,803 33.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,795 16.46%
Public Assistance 98 0.43%
Retirement 472 2.05%
Self Employment 1,216 5.27%
Social Security 825 3.58%
Supplemental Security 200 0.87%
Wage / Salary 7,663 33.24%
Other 981 4.26%

Fitchburg Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,919 48.99%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,998 51.01%

Fitchburg Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 626 7.61%
Color 1 Box Married 4,133 50.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,391 41.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 79 0.96%

Fitchburg Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 890 11.32%
Color 1 Box Married 4,283 54.48%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,364 30.07%
Color 3 Box Widowed 325 4.13%

Fitchburg 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.


Fitchburg Education Information Back to top
Fitchburg Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 267 1.74%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,034 6.74%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,100 20.21%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,756 24.49%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,265 8.25%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,851 25.11%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,065 13.46%

Fitchburg 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 128 0.62% 256 1.25% 384 1.87%
Kindergarten 283 1.38% 36 0.18% 319 1.56%
Grades 1-4 1,180 5.76% 137 0.67% 1,317 6.42%
Grades 5-8 931 4.54% 113 0.55% 1,044 5.09%
Grades 9-12 822 4.01% 144 0.70% 966 4.71%
Undergrad college 894 4.36% 151 0.74% 1,045 5.10%
Graduate or professional school 348 1.70% 86 0.42% 434 2.12%
Total 4,586 22.37% 923 4.50% 5,509 26.87%

Fitchburg 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.


Fitchburg Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fitchburg Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,419 93.58%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,264 6.42%

Fitchburg 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.


Fitchburg Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 705
Fitchburg 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 0.612 0.459 0.000 0.408 1.480 0.000 3.673 16.989 1.224 21.887
2000 0.291 0.194 0.000 0.729 1.215 0.097 4.469 20.307 1.215 26.088
2001 0.726 0.097 0.000 0.436 1.259 0.048 3.923 26.445 2.809 33.225
2002 0.625 0.240 0.048 0.385 1.298 0.000 3.895 20.098 2.068 26.060
2003 1.073 0.746 0.000 0.979 2.798 0.000 3.824 20.941 2.285 27.051
2004 1.782 0.366 0.000 0.914 3.062 0.320 4.067 19.697 2.056 25.820
2005 2.189 0.228 0.000 1.003 3.420 0.182 3.375 20.749 1.459 25.583
2006 1.221 0.588 0.000 0.859 2.667 0.090 2.758 26.671 1.718 31.147
2007 1.711 0.307 0.044 0.746 2.808 0.175 3.247 27.026 1.492 31.764

Fitchburg Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 10 35
2005 12 39
2006 10 39
2007 12 41

Fitchburg Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 458
2000 562
2001 712
2002 569

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Fitchburg Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fitchburg Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,880 14.05%
10-19 Years 2,441 11.91%
20-29 Years 4,446 21.69%
30-39 Years 3,637 17.74%
40-49 Years 3,358 16.38%
50-59 Years 2,190 10.68%
60-69 Years 818 3.99%
70-79 Years 451 2.20%
80-89 Years 231 1.13%
90+ Years 49 0.24%

Fitchburg Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,633 51.87%
Color 1 Box Female 9,868 48.13%

Fitchburg Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,309 79.55%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,745 8.51%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,329 6.48%
Color 2 Box Asian 643 3.14%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 377 1.84%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 67 0.33%
Color 6 Box Other Race 27 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.02%

Fitchburg Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,321 34.90%
2. Irish 2,666 12.71%
3. Norwegian 2,285 10.89%
4. English 1,772 8.45%
5. Polish 997 4.75%
6. Italian 940 4.48%
7. United States Or American 631 3.01%
8. French Non-Basque 576 2.75%
9. Swiss 380 1.81%
10. Swedish 342 1.63%

Fitchburg Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,906 88.99%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,046 5.51%
3. Miao / Hmong 153 0.81%
4. German 106 0.56%
5. French 81 0.43%
6. Other Indo European 81 0.43%
7. Hindi 69 0.36%
8. African 59 0.31%
9. Other Asian 56 0.29%
10. Other Indic 49 0.26%

Fitchburg Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,611 91.05%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 589 2.88%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,240 6.07%

Fitchburg 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.
Fitchburg 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.