Plymouth County vs. Suffolk County

	Plymouth County (MA)	Suffolk County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	518,132	807,252
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	494,937	722,190
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	494,919	722,023
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	12.0%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.7%
White alone, percent	84.7%	61.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.3%	24.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	23.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.7%	44.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,831	19,788
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	29.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	208,114	342,052
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	36.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$356,700	$463,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,205	$2,341
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$805	$819
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,227	$1,506
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.7%	80.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,565	3,738
Households, 2014-2018	186,306	307,870
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.6%	80.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.2%	40.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.7%	44.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	2.8%	4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	65.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	909,430	4,550,958
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,904,135	16,983,330
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,493,246	3,805,223
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,622,731	12,840,656
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,889,614	8,850,957
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,786	$11,890
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	31.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$85,654	$64,582
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,343	$40,190
Persons in poverty, percent	6.2%	17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,744	21,478
Total employment, 2017	172,923	638,238
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,221,998	56,756,148
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	40,184	62,985
All firms, 2012	43,928	66,834
Men-owned firms, 2012	26,404	38,307
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,089	21,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,987	20,276
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	38,762	42,276
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,843	5,091
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	37,423	57,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	11.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	8.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	29.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	750.9	12,415.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	659.08	58.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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