Dukes County vs. Bristol County

Dukes County (MA)Bristol County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,352564,022
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.9%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)16,535548,254
Population, Census, April 1, 201016,535548,285
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.3%16.9%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.6%
White alone, percent90.1%88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent4.5%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.1%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.8%8.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.3%82.4%
Veterans, 2014-201870929,340
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.1%12.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)18,023236,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.4%62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$667,400$290,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,377$1,910
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$897$663
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,557$872
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.3%42.0%
Building permits, 2018134669
Households, 2014-20186,367216,618
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201895.0%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.1%21.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.9%86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.5%84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201844.2%28.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20182.7%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.7%3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)120,269969,091
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)91,0963,485,881
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)373,6338,403,498
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,926$15,249
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201813.028.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,224$66,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,822$34,226
Persons in poverty, percent7.7%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171,11112,903
Total employment, 20175,693206,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)349,6449,477,549
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,05734,916
All firms, 20124,64141,134
Men-owned firms, 20122,50524,868
Women-owned firms, 20121,64312,091
Minority-owned firms, 20124403,474
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,08936,263
Veteran-owned firms, 20126134,062
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,87835,051
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.0%1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010160.2991.3
Land area in square miles, 2010103.25553.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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