Plymouth County vs. Bristol County

	Plymouth County (MA)	Bristol County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	518,132	564,022
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	494,937	548,254
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	494,919	548,285
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	84.7%	88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.3%	5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	8.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.7%	82.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,831	29,340
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	12.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	208,114	236,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$356,700	$290,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,205	$1,910
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$805	$663
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,227	$872
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.7%	42.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,565	669
Households, 2014-2018	186,306	216,618
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.6%	88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.2%	21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.7%	28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	2.8%	3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	909,430	969,091
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,904,135	3,485,881
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,493,246	8,015,031
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,622,731	9,375,776
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,889,614	8,403,498
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,786	$15,249
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,654	$66,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,343	$34,226
Persons in poverty, percent	6.2%	10.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,744	12,903
Total employment, 2017	172,923	206,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,221,998	9,477,549
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	40,184	34,916
All firms, 2012	43,928	41,134
Men-owned firms, 2012	26,404	24,868
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,089	12,091
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,987	3,474
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	38,762	36,263
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,843	4,062
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	37,423	35,051
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	750.9	991.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	659.08	553.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Plymouth county (MA) and Bristol county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.