Barnstable County vs. Bristol County
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Barnstable County (MA) Bristol County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 213,413 564,022
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.1% 2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 215,875 548,254
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 215,888 548,285
Persons under 5 years, percent 3.7% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 15.1% 20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 30.6% 16.9%
Female persons, percent 52.2% 51.6%
White alone, percent 92.3% 88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.4% 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.2% 8.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 89.8% 82.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,006 29,340
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.8% 12.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 164,321 236,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 79.5% 62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $384,100 $290,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,936 $1,910
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $708 $663
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,268 $872
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.5% 42.0%
Building permits, 2018 1,005 669
Households, 2014-2018 94,292 216,618
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.24 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.3% 88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.6% 21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.9% 86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.4% 79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.5% 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 42.8% 28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.5% 3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.6% 65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.1% 62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,000,443 969,091
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,766,763 3,485,881
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 478,632 8,015,031
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 563,101 9,375,776
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,856,942 8,403,498
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,904 $15,249
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $70,621 $66,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,578 $34,226
Persons in poverty, percent 8.0% 10.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 8,681 12,903
Total employment, 2017 78,050 206,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,609,179 9,477,549
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.8% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 26,889 34,916
All firms, 2012 32,628 41,134
Men-owned firms, 2012 19,793 24,868
Women-owned firms, 2012 9,826 12,091
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,955 3,474
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 29,839 36,263
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,055 4,062
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 27,101 35,051
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 548.3 991.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 393.72 553.10
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Barnstable county (MA) and Bristol county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.