| | People QuickFacts | Bristol County | Massachusetts |
|---|
 |
Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,587,536 |
|
|
Population, 2010 | 548,285 | 6,547,629 |
|
|
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
|
|
Population, 2000 | 534,678 | 6,349,097 |
|
|
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
|
|
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.3% | 21.7% |
|
|
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.2% | 13.8% |
|
|
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 51.6% |
| |
|
|
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 88.4% | 80.4% |
|
|
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.3% | 6.6% |
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
|
|
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.9% | 5.3% |
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
|
|
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
|
|
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.0% | 9.6% |
|
|
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.6% | 76.1% |
| |
|
|
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.8% | 86.1% |
|
|
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 14.5% |
|
|
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 20.8% | 21.0% |
|
|
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.1% | 88.7% |
|
|
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.7% | 38.3% |
|
|
Veterans, 2006-2010 | 37,276 | 425,979 |
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.9 | 27.3 |
|
|
Housing units, 2010 | 230,535 | 2,808,254 |
|
|
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 64.1% | 64.0% |
|
|
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 42.1% | 41.7% |
|
|
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $306,600 | $352,300 |
|
|
Households, 2006-2010 | 210,789 | 2,512,552 |
|
|
Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.48 |
|
|
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,736 | $33,966 |
|
|
Median household income 2006-2010 | $54,955 | $64,509 |
|
|
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.3% | 10.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bristol County | Massachusetts |
|---|
|
|
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 12,828 | 170,4731 |
|
|
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 196,389 | 2,967,8771 |
|
|
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -3.3% | -3.9%1 |
|
|
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 29,232 | 447,219 |
| |
|
|
Total number of firms, 2007 | 40,792 | 596,790 |
|
|
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 3.4% |
|
|
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
|
|
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 4.5% |
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
|
|
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 3.3% |
|
|
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.7% | 29.8% |
| |
|
|
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 8,878,114 | 86,428,959 |
|
|
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,719,769 | 95,275,672 |
|
|
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,647,669 | 88,082,966 |
|
|
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,882 | $13,553 |
|
|
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 885,231 | 14,917,210 |
|
|
Building permits, 2010 | 505 | 9,075 |
|
|
Federal spending, 2009 | 5,495,783 | 81,769,8021 |
