Candidate Information / New Bedford Demographics

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: New Bedford City, Massachusetts

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Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

93,768

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

44,173

47.1

Female

49,595

52.9

 

 

 

Under 5 years

6,272

6.7

5 to 9 years

6,695

7.1

10 to 14 years

6,578

7.0

15 to 19 years

6,187

6.6

20 to 24 years

6,491

6.9

25 to 34 years

13,455

14.3

35 to 44 years

13,541

14.4

45 to 54 years

11,191

11.9

55 to 59 years

4,196

4.5

60 to 64 years

3,514

3.7

65 to 74 years

7,205

7.7

75 to 84 years

6,204

6.6

85 years and over

2,239

2.4

 

 

 

Median age (years)

35.9

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

70,441

75.1

Male

32,233

34.4

Female

38,208

40.7

21 years and over

66,779

71.2

62 years and over

17,761

18.9

65 years and over

15,648

16.7

Male

5,864

6.3

Female

9,784

10.4

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

88,214

94.1

White

73,950

78.9

Black or African American

4,112

4.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

579

0.6

Asian

614

0.7

Asian Indian

68

0.1

Chinese

187

0.2

Filipino

66

0.1

Japanese

27

0.0

Korean

71

0.1

Vietnamese

138

0.1

Other Asian 1

57

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

44

0.0

Native Hawaiian

7

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

22

0.0

Samoan

8

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

7

0.0

Some other race

8,915

9.5

Two or more races

5,554

5.9

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

77,695

82.9

Black or African American

6,382

6.8

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,288

1.4

Asian

850

0.9

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

282

0.3

Some other race

13,143

14.0

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

93,768

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

9,576

10.2

Mexican

322

0.3

Puerto Rican

6,657

7.1

Cuban

59

0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

2,538

2.7

Not Hispanic or Latino

84,192

89.8

White alone

70,520

75.2

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

93,768

100.0

In households

91,782

97.9

Householder

38,178

40.7

Spouse

15,099

16.1

Child

28,759

30.7

Own child under 18 years

21,076

22.5

Other relatives

4,579

4.9

Under 18 years

1,635

1.7

Nonrelatives

5,167

5.5

Unmarried partner

2,645

2.8

In group quarters

1,986

2.1

Institutionalized population

1,507

1.6

Noninstitutionalized population

479

0.5

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

38,178

100.0

Family households (families)

24,083

63.1

With own children under 18 years

11,897

31.2

Married-couple family

15,099

39.5

With own children under 18 years

6,286

16.5

Female householder, no husband present

7,209

18.9

With own children under 18 years

4,701

12.3

Nonfamily households

14,095

36.9

Householder living alone

12,057

31.6

Householder 65 years and over

5,195

13.6

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

13,036

34.1

Households with individuals 65 years and over

11,060

29.0

 

 

 

Average household size

2.40

(X)

Average family size

3.01

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

41,511

100.0

Occupied housing units

38,178

92.0

Vacant housing units

3,333

8.0

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

108

0.3

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.9

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

6.9

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

38,178

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

16,711

43.8

Renter-occupied housing units

21,467

56.2

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.60

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.25

(X)

Subject Number Percent
(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.


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