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People QuickFacts |
New Bedford |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
92,538 | 6,437,193 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1.3% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
93,768 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.9% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
16.7% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.9% | 51.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.9% | 84.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.4% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
10.2% | 6.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.7% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
19.6% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
37.8% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
57.6% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.7% | 33.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.9 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
41,511 | 2,621,989 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
43.8% | 61.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$113,500 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
38,178 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.40 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,569 | $50,502 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,602 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.2% | 9.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
New Bedford |
Massachusetts |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
809,394 | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
574,094 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,098 | $11,527 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 11,789,582 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
5,607 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.7% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 3.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.3% | 28.7% |
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