Bristol County vs. Plymouth County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Bristol County (MA) Plymouth County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 564,022 518,132
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% 4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 548,254 494,937
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 548,285 494,919
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.9% 18.1%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.4%
White alone, percent 88.7% 84.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.7% 11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 2.5% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.4% 4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 82.4% 81.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,340 29,831
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.9% 9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 236,274 208,114
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.5% 75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $290,100 $356,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,910 $2,205
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $663 $805
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $872 $1,227
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 42.0% 22.7%
Building permits, 2018 669 1,565
Households, 2014-2018 216,618 186,306
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.8% 89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.7% 92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.8% 86.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.9% 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.0% 36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.7% 2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.9% 67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.5% 63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 969,091 909,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,485,881 2,904,135
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 8,015,031 2,493,246
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,375,776 9,622,731
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,403,498 6,889,614
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,249 $13,786
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.2 33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $66,157 $85,654
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,226 $41,343
Persons in poverty, percent 10.8% 6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,903 12,744
Total employment, 2017 206,699 172,923
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,477,549 8,221,998
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 34,916 40,184
All firms, 2012 41,134 43,928
Men-owned firms, 2012 24,868 26,404
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,091 14,089
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,474 3,987
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 36,263 38,762
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,062 4,843
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 35,051 37,423
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 991.3 750.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 553.10 659.08
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bristol county (MA) and Plymouth county (MA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.