Bristol County vs. Dukes County

Bristol County (MA)Dukes County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)564,02217,352
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)548,25416,535
Population, Census, April 1, 2010548,28516,535
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%24.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.7%
White alone, percent88.7%90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.3%
Asian alone, percent2.5%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.4%3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.4%87.3%
Veterans, 2014-201829,340709
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.9%12.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)236,27418,023
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.5%77.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$290,100$667,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,910$2,377
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$663$897
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$872$1,557
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201342.0%5.3%
Building permits, 2018669134
Households, 2014-2018216,6186,367
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%95.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.4%13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.8%77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.9%95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.0%44.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%2.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.5%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)969,091120,269
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,485,88191,096
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,403,498373,633
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,249$21,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.213.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,157$71,224
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,226$43,822
Persons in poverty, percent10.8%7.7%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9031,111
Total employment, 2017206,6995,693
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,477,549349,644
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201734,9164,057
All firms, 201241,1344,641
Men-owned firms, 201224,8682,505
Women-owned firms, 201212,0911,643
Minority-owned firms, 20123,474440
Nonminority-owned firms, 201236,2634,089
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,062613
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,0513,878
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%4.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010991.3160.2
Land area in square miles, 2010553.10103.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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