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People QuickFacts | New Bedford | Massachusetts
Population, 2012 estimate | 94,929 | 6,645,303
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 95,072 | 6,547,629
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.2% | 1.5%
Population, 2010 | 95,072 | 6,547,629
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.2% | 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 14.6% | 13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 51.6%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 74.5% | 80.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.4% | 6.6%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 0.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 5.7% | 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 16.7% | 9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 67.9% | 76.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 84.9% | 86.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.3% | 14.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 37.3% | 21.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 68.8% | 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 14.8% | 39.0%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 4,966 | 400,874
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 23.6 | 27.7
Housing units, 2010 | 42,933 | 2,808,254
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 43.4% | 63.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 65.3% | 41.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $228,400 | $335,500
Households, 2008-2012 | 39,159 | 2,525,694
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.38 | 2.5
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $21,343 | $35,485
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $36,789 | $66,658
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.6% | 11.0%
Business QuickFacts | New Bedford | Massachusetts
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,570 | 596,790
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 3.4%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.5% | 29.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,994,990 | 86,428,959
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 919,505 | 95,275,672
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 726,956 | 88,082,966
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,975 | $13,553
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 101,252 | 14,917,210
Geography QuickFacts | New Bedford | Massachusetts
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 20 | 7,800.06
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 4,754.3 | 839.4
FIPS Code | 45000 | 25
Counties | Bristol County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts