Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,516 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,246 (0.8%)
Area name: New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bristol County is $658 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $902 a month.
Cities in this county include: New Bedford
, Fall River
, Taunton
, Attleboro
, Mansfield
, Easton
, Somerset
, Norton
, Fairhaven
, Swansea
.
2005 air pollution in Bristol County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.020 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bristol County, Rhode Island
, Newport County, Rhode Island
, Providence County, Rhode Island
, Norfolk County
, Plymouth County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bristol County: Ledgemont
Country Club
(A),
New Bedford City Rifle Range
(B),
New Bedford Rod and Gun Club
(C),
Attleboro Rod and Gun Club
(D),
Attleboro Sewage Disposal
(E),
Raynham Racetrack
(F),
Rehoboth Country Club
(G),
Somerset Pumping Station
(H),
Sun Valley Golf Club
(I),
Touisset Country Club
(J),
Westport Yacht Club
(K),
Berdon Plaza
(L),
YMCA Camp
(M),
Camp Finburg
(N),
Camp Merriwood
(O),
Camp Read
(P),
Camp Shady Pines
(Q),
Camp Tattapanum
(R),
Camp Welch
(S),
Cape Road Plaza
(T)
Shopping Centers: Plainville
Crossing Shopping Center
(1),
Raynham Shopping Center
(2),
Shaws Plaza Shopping Center
(3),
Swansea II Shopping Center
(4),
Swansea Mall
(5),
Bay Colony Shopping Center
(6),
Village Stores Shopping Center
(7)
Churches in Bristol County include: Cushman
Church
(A),
Smith Neck Church
(B),
Saint Marys Church
(C),
Saint George Church
(D),
Saint Bernards Church
(E),
First Christian Church
(F),
Raynham Church
(G),
Free Chapel
(H),
Perry Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Central
Cemetery
(1),
Richmond Cemetery
(2),
Chace Cemetery
(3),
Riverside Cemetery
(4),
Evergreen Cemetery
(5),
Tisdale Cemetery
(6),
Braley Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Old
Pond
(A),
Burrs Pond
(B),
Ward Pond
(C),
Old Grist Mill Pond
(D),
Richmond Pond
(E),
Forge Pond
(F),
Flyaway Pond
(G),
Black Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deep
Brook
(A),
East Branch Palmer River
(B),
Paskamanset River
(C),
Poquanticut Brook
(D),
Canoe River
(E),
Kerby Brook
(F),
Copicut River
(G),
Beaverdam Brook
(H),
Shingle Island River
(I)
Parks in Bristol County include: Cathedral
Camp
(1),
Apponagansett Point Recreation Area
(2),
Saint Vincent de Paul Camp
(3),
Livesey Park
(4),
Ball Park
(5),
Horseneck Beach State Reservation
(6),
Cushman Park
(7),
Dighton Rock State Park
(8),
South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area
(9)
Beaches: East
Horseneck Beach
(A),
Little Beach
(B),
Horseneck Beach
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.4% | | Massachusetts: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 28,891
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 62,813 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Bristol
County: |
11.7% | | Whole
state: | 12.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 5,465
- 1990
to 1994: 3,934
- 1985
to 1989: 6,504
- 1980
to 1984: 6,302
- 1975
to 1979: 9,135
- 1970
to 1974: 9,467
- 1970
to 1974: 12,030
- 1965
to 1969: 9,976
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Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 111,183
- One,
attached: 6,367
- Two:
24,434
- 3
or 4: 36,456
- 5
to 9: 16,849
- 10
to 19: 6,453
- 20
or more: 11,661
- Mobile
homes: 3,469
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 46
Housing units in Bristol County with a mortgage: 71,619 (6,660 second mortgage, 10,617 home equity loan, 204 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,300 Agriculture
in Bristol County
Average size of farms: 58 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47053
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1863.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $37318
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.64%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36804
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.00
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 36.83%
Corn for grain: 241 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1872 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 294 acres
Most
common industries for males in 2005:
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- Construction
(15%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005: |
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Portugal
(66%)
- Other
Western Africa (4%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Brazil
(3%)
- Cambodia
(2%)
- India
(2%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bristol County:
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- Portuguese
(30%)
- Irish
(13%)
- French
(except Basque) (9%)
- English
(8%)
- Italian
(7%)
- French
Canadian (6%)
- United
States or American (4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 207,618 (82%)
- Carpooled:
27,065 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2,043 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 48 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 403 (0%)
- Railroad:
3,407 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
57 (0%)
- Taxi:
598 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
139 (0%)
- Bicycle:
404 (0%)
- Walked:
5,563 (2%)
- Other
means: 1,496 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 5,280 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- 5193
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5051
people in nursing homes
- 1058
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 510
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 419
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 309
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 255
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 218
people in religious group quarters
- 172
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 108
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 105
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 69
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 55
people in military ships
- 52
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 36
people in other group homes
- 29
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 14
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 13
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 8
people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,311.
4.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,521 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.30% | | Massachusetts
average: | 6.31% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)
| Bristol
County: |
0.07% | | Massachusetts
average: | 0.28% |
2.43% relocated from other counties in Massachusetts ($26,685 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($19,478 average AGI)
| Bristol
County: |
1.80% | | Massachusetts
average: | 2.46% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Plymouth County, MA
|
0.91% ($42,010 average AGI) |
| from
Norfolk County, MA
|
0.72% ($55,997) |
| from
Providence County, RI
|
0.54% ($52,356) |
| from
Suffolk County, MA
|
0.26% ($44,083) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.22% ($55,634) |
| from
Newport County, RI
|
0.16% ($43,696) |
| from
Worcester County, MA
|
0.12% ($40,017) |
4.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,049 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.91% | | Massachusetts
average: | 6.91% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
| Bristol
County: |
0.04% | | Massachusetts
average: | 0.11% |
2.25% relocated to other counties in Massachusetts ($21,482 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($25,366 average AGI)
| Bristol
County: |
2.63% | | Massachusetts
average: | 3.26% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Plymouth County, MA
|
0.74% ($49,926 average AGI) |
| to
Norfolk County, MA
|
0.60% ($49,149) |
| to
Providence County, RI
|
0.50% ($43,081) |
| to
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.25% ($45,298) |
| to
Suffolk County, MA
|
0.24% ($36,904) |
| to
Worcester County, MA
|
0.17% ($49,886) |
| to
Newport County, RI
|
0.12% ($50,575) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Births
per 1000 population in Bristol County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bristol County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bristol County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 88,786 (72,644 aged, 16,142 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 520,937
- In
family households: 445,593 (104,686 male householders, 36,859 female householders)
108,600
spouses, 164,483 children (155,418 natural, 3,512 adopted, 5,553 stepchildren), 7,175 grandchildren, 3,482 brothers or sisters, 4,283 parents, 6,169 other relatives, 9,856 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 75,344 (26,980 male householders (21,529 living alone)), 37,031 female householders (32,951 living alone)), 11,333 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 13,741 (6,386 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 55,186 2-persons, 35,442 3-persons, 31,986 4-persons, 13,093 5-persons, 4,321 6-persons, 1,517 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 54,480 1-person, 8,483 2-persons, 689 3-persons, 227 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
88,038 married couples with children.
33,142 single-parent households (5,908 men, 27,234 women).
78.9% of residents of Bristol County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
16.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,525,670,000 ($6432 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $535,533,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,224,078,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $786,274,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,562,000
Federal grants: $887,355,000
Federal procurement contracts: $519,847,000 ($483,440,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $98,554,000 ($18,407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $78,545,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $300,271,000
Federal Government insurance: $487,292,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 34,810
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: | 67
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 27,232
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,320
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +25
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +403
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-37 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bristol County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 57.79 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,330
- 1995
to 1998: 9,102
- 1990
to 1994: 11,193
- 1980
to 1989: 24,069
- 1970
to 1979: 28,423
- 1960
to 1969: 24,233
- 1950
to 1959: 23,352
- 1940
to 1949: 18,396
- 1939
or earlier: 75,820
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bristol County, Massachusetts:
|
- 1
room: 54
- 2
rooms: 555
- 3
rooms: 2,220
- 4
rooms: 11,326
- 5
rooms: 27,833
- 6
rooms: 31,544
- 7
rooms: 23,067
- 8
rooms: 15,868
- 9
or more rooms: 14,064
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol County, Massachusetts: |
- 1
room: 1,949
- 2
rooms: 6,516
- 3
rooms: 14,144
- 4
rooms: 21,593
- 5
rooms: 19,010
- 6
rooms: 10,345
- 7
rooms: 3,362
- 8
rooms: 1,155
- 9
or more rooms: 806
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bristol County: |
- no
bedroom: 163
- 1
bedroom: 4,078
- 2
bedrooms: 28,383
- 3
bedrooms: 65,466
- 4
bedrooms: 23,314
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5,127
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol County: |
- no
bedroom: 2,279
- 1
bedroom: 21,649
- 2
bedrooms: 31,888
- 3
bedrooms: 20,104
- 4
bedrooms: 2,436
- 5
or more bedrooms: 524
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bristol County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 5,554
- 1
vehicle: 34,490
- 2
vehicles: 61,207
- 3
vehicles: 18,809
- 4
vehicles: 4,942
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,529
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bristol County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 18,517
- 1
vehicle: 39,273
- 2
vehicles: 17,952
- 3
vehicles: 2,425
- 4
vehicles: 388
- 5
or more vehicles: 325
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63% of Bristol County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Massachusetts.
| Bristol
County: |
63.4% | | State
average: |
60.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 373983
- Northeast:
67459
- Midwest:
7583
- South:
9205
- West:
4696
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (48%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (65%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,029
| Here: |
9.8% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,547
| Here: |
8.4% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 8,254
| Here: |
33.7% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
Bristol
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $3,369,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
- Construction
- General: $353,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $37,059,000
General - Other: $11,787,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,057,000
Financial Administration: $2,523,000
General Public Buildings: $2,004,000
Central Staff Services: $312,000
- Employee
Retirement - Other Investments - Other: $163,775,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $63,913,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $34,887,000
Benefit Payments: $16,203,000
From Local Government: $14,595,000
Local Employee Contribution: $10,360,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $4,325,000
Withdrawals: $1,878,000
From Other Government: $1,644,000
Interest Revenue: $1,441,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $2,710,000
Interest Earnings: $324,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $118,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,459,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,545,000
General Support: $2,698,000
Education: $1,976,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,612,000
NEC: $3,162,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $27,374,000
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