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People QuickFacts |
Barnstable County |
Massachusetts |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
224,816 | 6,437,193 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
222,230 | 6,349,097 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.3% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
18.0% | 22.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
23.2% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.8% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
95.2% | 86.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.1% | 6.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.0% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.7% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
93.7% | 80.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.6% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.9% | 12.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.8% | 18.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
91.8% | 84.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
33.6% | 33.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
42,178 | 1,084,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.1 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
154,925 | 2,708,986 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.8% | 61.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.0% | 42.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$178,800 | $185,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
94,822 | 2,443,580 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.28 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$50,334 | $53,657 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,318 | $25,952 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
7.3% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Barnstable County |
Massachusetts |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
8,674 | 175,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
74,808 | 2,996,3471 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
3.6% | -2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
25,022 | 471,257 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
31,064 | 563,539 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 2.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.1% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
411,126 | 77,996,586 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 127,129,789 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,393,996 | 73,903,837 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,911 | $11,525 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
757,207 | 11,789,582 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
886 | 19,580 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,902,322 | 53,120,4451 |