People QuickFacts Attleboro Massachusetts Population, 2006 estimate 43,283 6,437,193 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.9% 1.4% Population, 2000 42,068 6,349,097 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0% 6.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.4% 23.6% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.9% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.4% 51.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.3% 84.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.6% 5.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.2% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.8% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.3% 6.8%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 59.8% 58.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.9% 12.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.9% 18.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.9% 84.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.5% 33.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.7 27.0  Housing units, 2000 16,554 2,621,989 Homeownership rate, 2000 63.8% 61.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $152,800 $185,700  Households, 2000 16,019 2,443,580 Persons per household, 2000 2.57 2.51 Median household income, 1999 $50,807 $50,502 Per capita money income, 1999 $22,660 $25,952 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 6.2% 9.3%     Business QuickFacts Attleboro Massachusetts Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 129,280 127,129,789 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 762,988 73,903,837 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $17,686 $11,527 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 61,694 11,789,582 Total number of firms, 2002 3,098 563,539 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.3% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 3.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F S Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.6% 28.7%      Geography QuickFacts Attleboro Massachusetts Land area, 2000 (square miles) 27 7,840 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,529.2 809.8 FIPS Code 02690 25 Counties Bristol County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts