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Bristol County, MA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Designated Market Area: Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 580,068   ( 31,783 from 2010 , 858 from 2020)
Land area: 553.1 square miles
Population density: 1048.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:458,794 79.09% 2.2%
Black:36,4236.28% 131.5%
Indian:1,4050.24% 29.0%
Asian:15,4012.66% 50.1%
2+ races:12,0942.08% 4.0%
Hispanic:55,9519.65% 69.4%
Total non-White:121,27420.91% 53.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,292 10.6
Deaths:13,77611.9
Net Migration: -29-0.0
Net Immigration: 2,6482.3
Change in White population:-10,550 -1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:42,333 7.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
548,285
469,34485.60%
15,7362.87%
1,0890.20%
10,2591.87%
11,6312.12%
33,0206.02%
78,94114.40%

2000
534,678
477,93889.39%
9,7881.83%
1,0280.19%
6,7871.27%
10,8142.02%
19,2423.60%
56,74010.61%

1990
506,325
475,79193.97%
7,0011.38%
8840.17%
10,5122.08%
n/a
12,1372.40%
30,5346.03%

1980
474,641
450,58194.93%
4,3270.91%
6080.13%
1,7760.37%
n/a
11,0542.33%
24,0605.07%

1970
444,301
434,12897.71%
5,1211.15%
3240.07%
9620.22%
n/a
2,8970.65%
10,173 2.29%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
60,902 11.4
46,5598.7
-4,519-0.8
6,1611.2
-8,594 -1.6
22,201 4.2
1990's
NumberRate
69,531 13.7
48,1539.5
-2,694-0.5
-772-0.2
2,147 0.4
26,206 5.2
1980's
NumberRate
67,611 14.2
46,399 9.8
13,239 2.8
n/a
25,210 5.3
6,474 1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,755 1.3
n/a
16,453 3.7
13,887 3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Bristol County, MA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.0
118,520 20.4%
461,548 79.6%
99,426 17.1%
229,861
2.45
149,622 65.1%
103,410 69.1%
17,202 11.5%
80,239 34.9%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
122,409 22.3%
425,876 77.7%
77,879 14.2%
213,010
2.50
141,338 66.4%
101,208 71.6%
16,983 12.0%
71,672 33.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.8
131,210 24.5%
403,468 75.5%
75,675 14.2%
205,556
2.53
141,545 68.9%
108,404 76.6%
15,595 11.0%
64,011 31.1%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
123,539 24.4%
382,786 75.6%
73,367 14.5%
187,213
2.64
136,255 72.8%
109,167 80.1%
12,530 9.2%
50,958 27.2%

1980
NumberPercent
31.8
133,145 28.1%
341,496 71.9%
61,965 13.1%
166,847
2.78
126,937 76.1%
104,607 82.4%
11,060 8.7%
39,910 23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bristol County, MA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units243,297 
Median Value$385,000 
Occupied229,86194.5%
Vacant13,4365.5%
Owned142,18661.9%
Rented87,67538.1%
Median Rent$1,116 
Single-Family Units136,95556.3%
    Detached127,26652.3%
    Attached9,6894.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units41,04316.9%
Mobile Homes3,4121.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bristol County, MA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,8654.7%
$10,000 to $14,9999,7194.2%
$15,000 to $19,9998,6873.8%
$20,000 to $24,9998,7823.8%
$25,000 to $29,9998,3343.6%
$30,000 to $34,9997,8703.4%
$35,000 to $39,9997,3123.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997,3223.2%
$45,000 to $49,9996,8413.0%
$50,000 to $59,99913,1815.7%
$60,000 to $74,99919,6428.5%
$75,000 to $99,99928,19612.3%
$100,000 to $124,99923,16410.1%
$125,000 to $149,99918,3978.0%
$150,000 to $199,99924,39010.6%
$200,000 or more27,15911.8%
Median Household Income80,628 
Per Capita Income42,006 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state83 
Compared to U.S.104 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,7197.3%
Public Assistance9,0493.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps43,92819.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed251,37973.6%
Unemployed14,7254.3%
In Armed Forces1940.1%
Total Labor Force266,29878.0%
Not in Labor Force75,16022.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector108,81194,26553.6%
Non-Profit8,35119,23030.3%
Self-Employed15,2137,81766.1%
Local Government8,26712,62839.6%
State Government4,8045,90544.9%
Federal Government3,0302,05059.6%
Total Private + Self124,024102,08254.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.24,45239,81338.0%
Total148,476141,89551.1%
Pct. Govt.12.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts44,25015.2%
Sales and Office Occupations59,78320.6%
Professional, Technical67,54823.2%
Service Occupations51,52617.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,2580.4%
All others67,74723.3%
White Collar 59.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance50,00917.2%
Retail trade36,35712.5%
Manufacturing30,87610.6%
Educational services25,1798.7%
Construction23,9228.2%
Professional, scientific, technical18,3296.3%
Accommodation and food services17,7646.1%
Other services13,6474.7%
Finance and insurance12,6734.4%
Transportation and warehousing12,3024.2%
Public administration11,4233.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.10,8573.7%
Wholesale trade8,9613.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,6361.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,1941.4%
Information3,9161.3%
Utilities2,5420.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,8720.6%
Management3480.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction470.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bristol County, MA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,0350.53%
Puerto Rican26,4854.59%
Cuban5790.10%
Dominican5,0530.88%
Total Central American9,1311.58%
Costa Rican3010.05%
Guatemalan4,1010.71%
Honduran2,0580.36%
Nicaraguan320.01%
Panamanian1440.02%
Salvadoran2,4950.43%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3,8890.67%
Argentinean1590.03%
Bolivian300.01%
Chilean1260.02%
Colombian1,4940.26%
Ecuadorian1,0790.19%
Paraguayan150.00%
Peruvian6330.11%
Uruguayan120.00%
Venezuelan3060.05%
Other South American350.01%
Other Hispanic3,9790.69%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,4550.60%
Chinese3,2550.56%
Vietnamese2,0940.36%
Cambodian1,6530.29%
Filipino5540.10%
Korean3450.06%
Thai1980.03%
Japanese1440.02%
Bangladeshi1440.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English429,25378.4%
Other Indo-European64,62211.8%
Spanish33,0276.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun7,9221.4%
Other Asian2,5640.5%
Chinese2,1610.4%
Arabic2,0370.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,6400.3%
Other1,5710.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Portuguese138,62724.0%
Irish99,03217.2%
English59,81110.4%
French52,0209.0%
Italian48,3528.4%
French Canadian22,9644.0%
German20,9133.6%
Polish19,7633.4%
Cape Verdean18,6003.2%
American16,6842.9%
Scottish7,6511.3%
Swedish7,1211.2%
Brazilian5,4080.9%
Haitian4,2130.7%
European3,2460.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen549,00795.2%
Not a citizen27,6924.8%
Native499,52086.6%
Foreign-born77,17913.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bristol County, MA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
28,467 7.0%28,189 6.9%124,191 30.5%105,519 25.9%78,287 19.2%42,603 10.5%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 28,467 7.0%
9-12 Years 28,189 6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 124,191 30.5%
Some College 105,519 25.9%
Bach. Degree 78,287 19.2%
Grad Degree 42,603 10.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Bristol County, MA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 265,868 241,313 24,555 9.2% 6.4%
1991 264,424 231,253 33,171 12.5% 8.8%
1992 265,125 233,248 31,877 12.0% 8.8%
1993 267,098 239,401 27,697 10.4% 7.3%
1994 267,781 243,611 24,170 9.0% 6.2%
1995 265,818 243,907 21,911 8.2% 5.5%
1996 265,381 245,539 19,842 7.5% 4.6%
1997 269,236 252,185 17,051 6.3% 4.1%
1998 268,772 255,298 13,474 5.0% 3.4%
1999 270,198 257,537 12,661 4.7% 3.3%
2000 276,086 265,425 10,661 3.9% 2.8%
2001 278,485 264,993 13,492 4.8% 3.8%
2002 286,593 269,250 17,343 6.1% 5.2%
2003 287,387 268,658 18,729 6.5% 5.7%
2004 287,767 270,212 17,555 6.1% 5.1%
2005 287,919 270,854 17,065 5.9% 4.8%
2006 290,028 272,882 17,146 5.9% 4.7%
2007 290,705 273,751 16,954 5.8% 4.5%
2008 291,587 271,170 20,417 7.0% 5.3%
2009 292,650 261,506 31,144 10.6% 8.1%
2010 286,598 257,154 29,444 10.3% 8.1%
2011 286,147 259,251 26,896 9.4% 7.2%
2012 287,158 262,008 25,150 8.8% 6.7%
2013 286,817 262,095 24,722 8.6% 6.6%
2014 289,058 267,790 21,268 7.4% 5.7%
2015 289,838 272,117 17,721 6.1% 4.8%
2016 290,740 275,951 14,789 5.1% 4.0%
2017 295,578 281,220 14,358 4.9% 3.8%
2018 301,250 288,030 13,220 4.4% 3.4%
2019 301,317 289,623 11,694 3.9% 3.0%
2020 293,532 263,456 30,076 10.2% 8.9%
2021 298,839 280,006 18,833 6.3% 5.5%
2022 298,575 284,709 13,866 4.6% 3.8%
2023 298,748 286,506 12,242 4.1% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com