New Bedford, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	93,768	100.0

Male	44,173	47.1
Female	49,595	52.9

Under 5 years	6,272	6.7
5 to 9 years	6,695	7.1
10 to 14 years	6,578	7.0
15 to 19 years	6,187	6.6
20 to 24 years	6,491	6.9
25 to 34 years	13,455	14.3
35 to 44 years	13,541	14.4
45 to 54 years	11,191	11.9
55 to 59 years	4,196	4.5
60 to 64 years	3,514	3.7
65 to 74 years	7,205	7.7
75 to 84 years	6,204	6.6
85 years and over	2,239	2.4

Median age (years)	35.9	(X)

18 years and over	70,441	75.1
Male	32,233	34.4
Female	38,208	40.7
21 years and over	66,779	71.2
62 years and over	17,761	18.9
65 years and over	15,648	16.7
Male	5,864	6.3
Female	9,784	10.4

RACE
One race	88,214	94.1
White	73,950	78.9
Black or African American	4,112	4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	579	0.6
Asian	614	0.7
Asian Indian	68	0.1
Chinese	187	0.2
Filipino	66	0.1
Japanese	27	0.0
Korean	71	0.1
Vietnamese	138	0.1
Other Asian ¹	57	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	44	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	22	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	8,915	9.5
Two or more races	5,554	5.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	77,695	82.9
Black or African American	6,382	6.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,288	1.4
Asian	850	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	282	0.3
Some other race	13,143	14.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	93,768	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	9,576	10.2
Mexican	322	0.3
Puerto Rican	6,657	7.1
Cuban	59	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,538	2.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	84,192	89.8
White alone	70,520	75.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	93,768	100.0
In households	91,782	97.9
Householder	38,178	40.7
Spouse	15,099	16.1
Child	28,759	30.7
Own child under 18 years	21,076	22.5
Other relatives	4,579	4.9
Under 18 years	1,635	1.7
Nonrelatives	5,167	5.5
Unmarried partner	2,645	2.8
In group quarters	1,986	2.1
Institutionalized population	1,507	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	479	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,178	100.0
Family households (families)	24,083	63.1
With own children under 18 years	11,897	31.2
Married-couple family	15,099	39.5
With own children under 18 years	6,286	16.5
Female householder, no husband present	7,209	18.9
With own children under 18 years	4,701	12.3
Nonfamily households	14,095	36.9
Householder living alone	12,057	31.6
Householder 65 years and over	5,195	13.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	13,036	34.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	11,060	29.0

Average household size	2.40	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	41,511	100.0
Occupied housing units	38,178	92.0
Vacant housing units	3,333	8.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	108	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,178	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,711	43.8
Renter-occupied housing units	21,467	56.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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