Bristol County vs. Newport County

Bristol County (MA)Newport County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)564,02282,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)548,25483,141
Population, Census, April 1, 2010548,28582,888
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%22.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.6%
White alone, percent88.7%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.5%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.4%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.4%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-201829,3407,048
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.9%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,27442,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.5%62.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$290,100$375,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,910$2,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$663$821
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$872$1,221
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201342.0%29.3%
Building permits, 2018669140
Households, 2014-2018216,61835,217
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.4%9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.8%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.9%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.0%47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%4.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)969,091411,236
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,485,881375,081
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,015,031284,069
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,375,776331,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,403,4981,116,452
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,249$13,609
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.222.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,157$77,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,226$45,442
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%8.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9032,760
Total employment, 2017206,69931,763
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,477,5491,405,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,9168,149
All firms, 201241,1349,376
Men-owned firms, 201224,8685,441
Women-owned firms, 201212,0912,728
Minority-owned firms, 20123,474531
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,2638,472
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,0621,076
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,0517,697
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010991.3809.6
Land area in square miles, 2010553.10102.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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