Bristol County vs. Bristol County

Bristol County (MA)Bristol County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)564,02248,649
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)548,25449,847
Population, Census, April 1, 2010548,28549,875
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%19.7%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.7%
White alone, percent88.7%94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.5%2.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.4%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.4%91.5%
Veterans, 2014-201829,3402,693
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.9%9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,27421,056
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.5%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$290,100$345,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,910$2,171
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$663$883
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$872$1,034
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201342.0%29.3%
Building permits, 2018669189
Households, 2014-2018216,61819,553
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.4%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.8%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.9%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.0%47.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%3.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)969,09172,761
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,485,881133,656
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,015,031325,056
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,375,776204,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,403,498288,060
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,249$5,862
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.225.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,157$75,578
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,226$43,617
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%7.7%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9031,269
Total employment, 2017206,69914,570
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,477,549478,850
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,9164,547
All firms, 201241,1344,906
Men-owned firms, 201224,8682,992
Women-owned firms, 201212,0911,314
Minority-owned firms, 20123,474187
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,2634,565
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,062505
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,0514,185
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%33.9%
Population per square mile, 2010991.32,064.0
Land area in square miles, 2010553.1024.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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