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Economy And Workforce

Female to Male Earnings Ratio

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Female to Male Earnings Ratio

What does this measure?

The ratio of female to male median earnings, in 2018 dollars.

Why is this important?

The pay equity gap is hotly debated. While the data clearly shows that women generally earn less than men, there can be many factors contributing to this, including choices about when and how much to work, and what types of occupations men and women gravitate toward. This indicator looks broadly at what pay gap is between women and men overall.

How is our region doing?

In 2014-18, women in the MetroWest region earned a median income of $33,045, or 65 cents for every dollar earned by men (a female to male earnings ratio of 0.65). This ratio was up 12% from 58 cents in 2000. The ratio was slightly lower than for the nation (0.66).

Notes about the data

Multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS). The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in December.

Female to Male Earnings Ratio

	2000	2009-13	2014-18
United States	0.58	0.65	0.66
Massachusetts	0.59	0.63	0.66
Region	0.58	0.63	0.65
Middlesex	0.59	0.64	0.64
Norfolk	0.57	0.62	0.65
Worcester	0.54	0.62	0.65
Acton town, Middlesex County	0.41	0.51	0.43
Ashland town, Middlesex County	0.60	0.69	0.71
Bedford town, Middlesex County	0.49	0.55	0.54
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	0.55	0.66	0.64
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	0.43	0.39	0.56
Carlisle town, Middlesex County	0.35	0.39	0.35*
Concord town, Middlesex County	0.44	0.39	0.51
Dedham town, Norfolk County	0.64	0.72	0.69
Dover town, Norfolk County	0.38	0.48	0.30*
Framingham city, Middlesex County	0.61	0.61	0.66
Franklin town, Norfolk County		0.53	0.55
Groton town, Middlesex County	0.45	0.39*	0.49*
Harvard town, Worcester County	0.48	0.68*	0.66
Holliston town, Middlesex County	0.48	0.50	0.50
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	0.44	0.34*	0.45*
Hudson town, Middlesex County	0.54	0.65	0.60
Lexington town, Middlesex County	0.43	0.39	0.43
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	0.50	0.58	0.33
Littleton town, Middlesex County	0.53	0.46	0.54*
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	0.56	0.64	0.67
Maynard town, Middlesex County	0.56	0.76	0.62
Medfield town, Norfolk County	0.37	0.51	0.42
Medway town, Norfolk County	0.48	0.65	0.60
Milford town, Worcester County	0.58	0.60	0.59
Millis town, Norfolk County	0.57	0.56*	0.54
Natick town, Middlesex County	0.56	0.63	0.56
Needham town, Norfolk County	0.45	0.45	0.41
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	0.35	0.45*	0.20*
Southborough town, Worcester County	0.40	0.49	0.54
Stow town, Middlesex County	0.45	0.44*	0.39*
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	0.30	0.31*	0.34
Walpole town, Norfolk County	0.49	0.55	0.77
Waltham city, Middlesex County	0.69	0.69	0.78
Wayland town, Middlesex County	0.38	0.40	0.45
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	0.24	0.18	0.23
Westborough town, Worcester County	0.49	0.45	0.52
Westford town, Middlesex County	0.40	0.40	0.46
Weston town, Middlesex County	0.21	0.25*	0.24*
Westwood town, Norfolk County	0.51	0.56	0.49

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.

Median Earnings for Females

	2000	2009-13	2014-18
United States	$16,327	$22,941	$24,208
Massachusetts	$28,898	$27,332	$29,212
Region	$48,206	$33,594	$33,045
Middlesex	$33,517	$32,456	$34,687
Norfolk	$35,072	$34,087	$35,969
Worcester	$26,232	$26,158	$27,287
Acton town, Middlesex County	$39,859	$41,071	$40,130
Ashland town, Middlesex County	$39,420	$38,947	$45,968
Bedford town, Middlesex County	$40,426	$38,148	$46,211
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	$32,241	$32,711	$35,870
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	$42,467	$42,132	$41,197
Carlisle town, Middlesex County	$47,793	$50,580	$42,879*
Concord town, Middlesex County	$38,793	$36,057	$47,317
Dedham town, Norfolk County	$35,505	$38,417	$39,660
Dover town, Norfolk County	$50,294	$53,525	$46,250*
Framingham city, Middlesex County	$31,334	$25,952	$29,166
Franklin town, Norfolk County		$33,311	$36,503
Groton town, Middlesex County	$35,895	$31,752*	$33,750*
Harvard town, Worcester County	$48,250	$34,272*	$40,787
Holliston town, Middlesex County	$36,184	$35,766	$38,130
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	$39,832	$33,633*	$44,898*
Hudson town, Middlesex County	$31,957	$29,636	$30,568
Lexington town, Middlesex County	$42,953	$40,276	$45,444
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	$38,754	$48,579	$31,486
Littleton town, Middlesex County	$37,759	$31,742	$35,000*
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	$32,339	$29,465	$29,940
Maynard town, Middlesex County	$34,379	$35,258	$36,291
Medfield town, Norfolk County	$37,414	$40,719	$41,461
Medway town, Norfolk County	$34,255	$38,228	$41,984
Milford town, Worcester County	$29,917	$27,067	$29,649
Millis town, Norfolk County	$36,320	$33,235*	$34,272
Natick town, Middlesex County	$39,033	$40,977	$41,542
Needham town, Norfolk County	$41,378	$39,373	$39,324
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	$43,333	$44,864*	$27,986*
Southborough town, Worcester County	$38,833	$45,482	$41,766
Stow town, Middlesex County	$41,182	$36,517*	$35,208*
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	$39,622	$35,878*	$37,147
Walpole town, Norfolk County	$33,117	$32,894	$43,457
Waltham city, Middlesex County	$31,789	$28,375	$32,950
Wayland town, Middlesex County	$39,300	$41,474	$47,355
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	$27,569	$20,120	$23,950
Westborough town, Worcester County	$36,881	$33,783	$36,641
Westford town, Middlesex County	$37,151	$35,915	$39,161
Weston town, Middlesex County	$32,125	$35,121*	$26,951*
Westwood town, Norfolk County	$40,272	$45,024	$44,583

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures in 2017 dollars. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.

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INDICATORS	TREND
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Decreasing
Reports of Domestic Violence	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Increasing
Households Without Vehicles	Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Average Travel Time to Work	Increasing
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Average Charitable Contribution	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Drug Poisoning Mortality Rate	Increasing
Crimes Against People	Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age/Gender	Not Applicable
Seniors Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Change in Total Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Maintaining
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs	Decreasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	Maintaining
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Subgroup	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Decreasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Education Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance	Maintaining
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Living Wage	Not Applicable
80/20 Income Ratio	Maintaining
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates	Increasing
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Rent	Not Applicable
Homelessness	Increasing