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New Bedford, MA
Demographic Data




New Bedford Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

New Bedford Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

100,682

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
17.0%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
13.9%
35 - 54:
26.0%
55 - 64:
11.1%
Over 65 Years:
15.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
76.3%
76.3%
16.4%
16.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

New Bedford
USA
$29,591
$29,591
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

New Bedford
USA
$54,604
$54,604
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Construction
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Finance
19.3%
19.3%
13.6%
13.6%
10.9%
10.9%
9.1%
9.1%
7.9%
7.9%
6.8%
6.8%
5.3%
5.3%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
58.3%
58.3%
23.4%
23.4%
12.1%
12.1%
4.8%
4.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Portuguese
Cape Verdean
Irish
French
English
Italian
French Canadian
Polish
German
Brazilian
Haitian
Scottish
European
Swedish
African
Norwegian
Greek
Jamaican
Scots-Irish
Lebanese
32.6%
32.6%
9.7%
9.7%
8.3%
8.3%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Portuguese
Spanish
French
French Creole
Chinese
Langs. of India
Urdu
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Arabic
Other Indo-European
Greek
Russian
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
62.1%
62.1%
17.3%
17.3%
16.5%
16.5%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born New Bedford Residents

20.2%


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