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Bristol County, MA

588,593 Population
553.1 square miles 1,064.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,065 ±$1,133 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Massachusetts: $57,789 ±$503
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,882 ±$4,003 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $104,828 ±$1,650
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±1.3% (57,760  ±7,228) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 9.7% 671,003 (±0.3% / ±22,818)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.9 minutes ±0.8 (8,284,700  ±288,791) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 30.6 97,647,370 (±0.2 / ±950,902)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

234,865 ±2,321 Number of households
  • Massachusetts: 2,829,804 ±9,140
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (573,723  ±137) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,879,639
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±1.1% (6,607  ±1,502) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 72,892 (±0.3% / ±4,307)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

246,320 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Massachusetts: 3,057,853 ±244
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$504,900 ±$16,197 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $607,400 ±$3,979
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.4% ±1.1% (49,283  ±6,545.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 760,652 (±0.3% / ±23,233.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±2.4% (372,020  ±10,164.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,637,695 (±0.7% / ±35,243.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.7% ±1.4% (132,659  ±5,920.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 48.3% 2,449,570 (±0.5% / ±23,913.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.4% (84,957  ±7,045) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.8% 1,337,811
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.5% (22,751  ±2,497) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4% 227,919 (±0.1% / ±7,225)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
22,751 Total veterans ±2,497 21,719 Male ±2,384 1,032 Female ±433

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