New Bedford, Massachusetts Neighborhood Info

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New Bedford, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	93,768	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	new bedford

New Bedford, Massachusetts Population

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
Male	44,173	47.11%	49.06%
Female	49,595	52.89%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.9		35.3

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	70,441	75.12%	74.31%
21 years and over	66,779	71.22%	69.97%
62 years and over	17,761	18.94%	14.66%
65 years and over	15,648	16.69%	12.43%

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
White	73,950	78.86%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,112	4.39%	12.32%
Asian	614	0.65%	3.64%
Some other race	9,538	10.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,554	5.92%	2.43%

New Bedford, Massachusetts Housing

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	38,178		105,480,101
Family households (families)	24,083	63.08%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	14,095	36.92%	31.94%

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	41,511		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,333	8.03%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	38,178	91.97%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,711	40.26%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	21,467	51.71%	30.77%

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	152	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,473	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,755	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,202	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	282	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	36	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	20	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	113,500	119,600

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,975	18.27%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,378	27.18%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,714	14.97%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,725	15.0%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,859	10.11%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,527	14.48%	9.65%

New Bedford, Massachusetts Education

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,944		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,670	7.28%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,245	5.43%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,760	46.9%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,673	24.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,596	15.67%	22.81%

New Bedford, Massachusetts Economy

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	73,287		217,168,077
In labor force	42,308	57.73%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	42,169	57.54%	63.39%
- - Employed	38,482	52.51%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,687	5.03%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	139	0.19%	0.53%
Not in labor force	30,979	42.27%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	39,660	54.12%	51.66%
In labor force	20,670	28.2%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	20,639	28.16%	29.65%
- - Employed	19,033	25.97%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,051	9.62%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,517		12,787,501

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	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,240		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,144	18.68%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,105	10.73%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,411	16.77%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,606	12.04%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,125	16.02%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,948	15.55%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,284	5.97%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,235	3.23%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	146	0.38%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	236	0.62%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,569		41,994

	New Bedford, Massachusetts	%, New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	26,479	36.13%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,237		56,604
With Social Security income	12,133	16.56%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,216		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,035	5.51%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,966		6,320
With public assistance income	2,703	3.69%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,586		3,032
With retirement income	6,659	9.09%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,080		17,376

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