Bristol County, Massachusetts

Interactive maps and statistics for Bristol County, Massachusetts: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Massachusetts and the United States.

Bristol County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (117th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	582,270	7,044,056	334,922,499	117th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$85,625	$103,960	$80,734	407th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	40.0	38.9	1833rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.8%	47.3%	35.7%	713th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$451,200	$562,100	$332,700	191st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,245	$1,762	$1,413	483rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.0%	12.5%	2128th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	5.2%	5.2%	928th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,052.7	903.0	n/a	175th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.6%	18.0%	14.1%	231st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	855th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.3%	62.5%	65.2%	2887th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.5	29.1	26.4	731st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	18.6%	15.1%	957th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.5%	n/a	n/a	3120th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	45.9%	46.9%	2483rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	874th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.2%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.6	52.7	61.4

Age in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	40.9	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	233,825	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.7%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.5%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	36.1%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,757	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.9%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.8%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	245,025	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	52.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.8%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.7%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,807	$5,992	n/a

Education in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.4%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.4%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.4%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.2%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.9%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.0%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.7%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.5%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Bristol County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.3%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.0%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.6%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.3%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.6%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.4%	19.5%	16.7%

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