| | People QuickFacts | Bristol County | Rhode Island |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 49,144 | 1,050,292 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 49,875 | 1,052,567 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.5% | -0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 49,875 | 1,052,567 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.2% | 5.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.1% | 20.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.9% | 14.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.1% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.9% | 86.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.3% | 12.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 93.9% | 76.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.2% | 86.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.6% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 13.5% | 21.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 84.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 41.7% | 30.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,863 | 76,775 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25.6 | 23.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 20,892 | 464,728 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.3% | 62.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 29.2% | 40.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $357,500 | $270,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 19,289 | 410,475 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.46 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $36,382 | $29,685 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $70,553 | $55,975 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.1% | 12.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bristol County | Rhode Island |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,230 | 28,5211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 13,144 | 399,0001 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | NA | -3.91 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 4,093 | 71,934 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,937 | 96,822 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 6.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.9% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 496,520 | 12,061,517 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 227,408 | 9,182,788 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 295,711 | 12,286,485 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,917 | $11,646 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,287 | 2,148,674 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 22 | 700 |