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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
Total population	43,391	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	new bedford
Zip(s)	02740

New Bedford, MA, 02740 Population

	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
Male	20,245	46.66%	49.06%
Female	23,146	53.34%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.8		35.3

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
18 years and over	32,870	75.75%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,196	71.9%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,661	19.96%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,642	17.61%	12.43%

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
White	31,488	72.57%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,656	6.12%	12.32%
Asian	334	0.77%	3.64%
Some other race	5,766	13.29%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,147	7.25%	2.43%

New Bedford, MA, 02740 Housing

	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
Total households	17,780		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,780	60.63%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,000	39.37%	31.94%

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
Total housing units	19,394		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,599	8.24%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	17,780	91.68%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,661	39.5%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	10,119	52.18%	30.77%

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	119	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,983	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,997	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	540	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	196	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	31	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	14	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	107,100	119,600

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,280	18.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,662	26.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,931	16.48%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,884	16.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,702	9.57%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,303	12.95%	9.65%

New Bedford, MA, 02740 Education

	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,438		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	726	6.96%	6.47%
Kindergarten	487	4.67%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,871	46.67%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,682	25.69%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,672	16.02%	22.81%

New Bedford, MA, 02740 Economy

	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
Population 16 years and over	34,157		217,168,077
In labor force	19,476	57.02%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,385	56.75%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,605	51.54%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,780	5.21%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	91	0.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,681	42.98%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,662	54.64%	51.66%
In labor force	9,659	28.28%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,636	28.21%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,851	25.91%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,936	8.6%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,952		12,787,501

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	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	17,779		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,346	18.82%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,877	10.56%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,053	17.17%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,220	12.49%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,954	16.62%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,628	14.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	999	5.62%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	541	3.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	46	0.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	115	0.65%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,293		41,994

	New Bedford, MA, 02740	%, New Bedford, MA, 02740	United States
With earnings	12,235	35.82%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,164		56,604
With Social Security income	5,834	17.08%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,030		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,005	5.87%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,044		6,320
With public assistance income	1,334	3.91%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,769		3,032
With retirement income	3,146	9.21%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,122		17,376

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