Barnstable County vs. Plymouth County

	Barnstable County (MA)	Plymouth County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	213,413	518,132
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	215,875	494,937
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	215,888	494,919
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.7%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.1%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.6%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	51.4%
White alone, percent	92.3%	84.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.8%	81.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	18,006	29,831
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	164,321	208,114
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.5%	75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$384,100	$356,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,936	$2,205
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$708	$805
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,268	$1,227
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.5%	22.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,005	1,565
Households, 2014-2018	94,292	186,306
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.6%	13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.5%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.8%	36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.5%	2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.6%	67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,000,443	909,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,766,763	2,904,135
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	478,632	2,493,246
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	563,101	9,622,731
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,856,942	6,889,614
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,904	$13,786
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,621	$85,654
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,578	$41,343
Persons in poverty, percent	8.0%	6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,681	12,744
Total employment, 2017	78,050	172,923
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,609,179	8,221,998
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.8%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	26,889	40,184
All firms, 2012	32,628	43,928
Men-owned firms, 2012	19,793	26,404
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,826	14,089
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,955	3,987
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,839	38,762
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,055	4,843
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	27,101	37,423
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	548.3	750.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	393.72	659.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Barnstable county (MA) and Plymouth county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.