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People QuickFacts |
Bristol County |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
49,838 | 1,050,788 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-1.6% | 0.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
50,651 | 1,048,319 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
4.4% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
19.3% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
16.8% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.6% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.0% | 88.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.2% | 6.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.5% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.6% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
94.6% | 78.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.5% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.0% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.4% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.7% | 78.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.3% | 25.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
8,357 | 195,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.4 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
20,266 | 451,753 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.3% | 60.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
28.0% | 41.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$164,600 | $133,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
19,033 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$62,575 | $52,755 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$26,503 | $21,688 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
6.7% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Bristol County |
Rhode Island |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,302 | 30,3591 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
14,034 | 441,3531 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
NA | 6.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
4,133 | 72,389 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,695 | 87,446 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
326,006 | 10,818,058 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
323,656 | 8,566,430 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
264,375 | 10,342,351 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,070 | $9,676 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
60,046 | 1,731,799 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
113 | 1,058 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
320,510 | 9,841,0591 |
