Bristol County, Massachusetts
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: 250 Washington Street 2nd Floor, Boston
Population:
- Total Population: 534,678
- Males: 257,136
- Females: 277,542
Ethnicity:
- White: 478,074
- Black/African American: 9,920
- Hispanic: 18,998
- Native American/Eskimo: 956
- Asian: 7,249
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 104
- Other: 8,096
- 2 or more: 11,281
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (395,280)
- Portuguese (69,480)
- Spanish (14,245)
- French (7,810)
- Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (2,020)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 62,813
- Portugal (41,428)
- Canada (1,709)
- Brazil (1,652)
- Cambodia (1,305)
- India (1,099)
- United Kingdom (1,037)
- Guatemala (930)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (268,434)
- Jewish Estimate (11,600)
- United Church of Christ (5,728)
- Episcopal Church (5,100)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (4,035)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 177,983
- Sensory: 14,557
- Physical: 41,728
- Mental: 25,129
- Self-care: 14,172
- Go outside home: 35,174
- Employment: 44,098
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,925
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 205,411
- Utility gas: 111,916
- Bottled or LP gas: 4,535
- Electricity: 17,426
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 69,297
- Coal or Coke: 136
- Wood: 1,151
- Solar Energy: 50
- Other fuel: 525
- No fuel used: 375
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 398,261
- No vehicle: 45,456
- 1 or more vehicle: 352,805
Education Attainment:
- No School: 8,687
- No High School: 38,304
- Some High School: 48,928
- High School: 105,920
- Some College: 58,313
- Associate's Degree: 26,560
- College Degree: 48,088
- Master's Degree: 17,063
- Professional Degree: 4,421
- Doctoral Degree: 1,545
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 205,411
- Owners with phone: 126,125
- Owners without phone: 406
- Renters with phone: 76,586
- Renters without phone: 2,294
10 closest counties:
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02031, 02048, 02334, 02356, 02357, 02375, 02702, 02703, 02712, 02714, 02715, 02717, 02718, 02719, 02720, 02721, 02722, 02723, 02724, 02725, 02726, 02740, 02741, 02742, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748, 02760, 02761, 02763, 02764, 02766, 02767, 02768, 02769, 02771, 02777, 02779, 02780, 02783, 02790, 02791
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WFHL (88.1 FM) NEW BEDFORD, MA
- WSMU-FM (91.1 FM) NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA
- WSHL-FM (91.3 FM) EASTON, MA
- WJFD-FM (97.3 FM) NEW BEDFORD, MA
- WSPR (1270 AM) NEW BEDFORD, MA
- WARL (1320 AM) NEW BEDFORD, MA
- WHTB (1400 AM) FALL RIVER, MA
- WSAR (1480 AM) FALL RIVER, MA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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