Suffolk County vs. Plymouth County

Suffolk County (MA)Plymouth County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)807,252518,132
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.8%4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)722,190494,937
Population, Census, April 1, 2010722,023494,919
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.6%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.0%18.1%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.4%
White alone, percent61.5%84.7%
Black or African American alone, percent24.7%11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent9.3%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent23.4%4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent44.9%81.7%
Veterans, 2014-201819,78829,831
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201829.8%9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)342,052208,114
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201836.1%75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$463,200$356,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,341$2,205
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$819$805
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,506$1,227
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201380.5%22.7%
Building permits, 20183,7381,565
Households, 2014-2018307,870186,306
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.9%89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.1%13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.1%92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.8%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.2%2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,550,958909,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)16,983,3302,904,135
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,805,2232,493,246
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,840,6569,622,731
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,850,9576,889,614
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,890$13,786
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.133.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,582$85,654
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,190$41,343
Persons in poverty, percent17.5%6.2%
Total employer establishments, 201721,47812,744
Total employment, 2017638,238172,923
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)56,756,1488,221,998
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201762,98540,184
All firms, 201266,83443,928
Men-owned firms, 201238,30726,404
Women-owned firms, 201221,87714,089
Minority-owned firms, 201220,2763,987
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,27638,762
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,0914,843
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201257,22537,423
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.0%2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.3%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.5%29.2%
Population per square mile, 201012,415.7750.9
Land area in square miles, 201058.15659.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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