Bristol County, Massachusetts Demographics

Bristol County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bristol County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in People per household

Bristol County is 4th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bristol County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Bristol County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White

Bristol County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Bristol County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail sales

Bristol County is 5th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Bristol County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Current population (2012)

Bristol County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Foreign born residents

Bristol County is 6th in Massachusetts out of 14 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Current population (2012)	551,082	6th	6,646,144	313,914,040
Size in square miles	553.1	7th	7,800.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	991.3	5th	839.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	7th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.7%	6th	21.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.0%	7th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.6%	14th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.1%	13th	38.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Race - White	91.1%	5th	83.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.3%	9th	7.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	6th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	8th	5.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	6th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	10th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	7th	10.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.2%	5th	75.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Female residents	51.5%	8th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.1%	6th	14.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Housing units	231,083	6th	2,818,940	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	41.8%	4th	41.8%	25.9%
Households	210,536	6th	2,522,409	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.0%	11th	63.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$296,400	9th	$343,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	4th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	630	7th	11,111	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Income per capita	$28,682	12th	$35,051	$27,915
Income per household	$55,813	10th	$65,981	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.3%	6th	10.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Massachusetts	US
Non-farm private establishments	12,637	6th	169,146	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	192,687	6th	2,960,712	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	40,792	7th	596,790	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,647,669	5th	$88,082,966	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,882	5th	$13,553	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$885,231	7th	$14,917,210	$613,795,732