Household Types in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family232.404341%46.799698%32.404341%32.4%12,72012.7k20.104957%13.980454%20.104957%20.1%7,8925.910226%4.853639%5.910226%5.9%2,32034.903449%28.233294%34.903449%34.9%13,70113.7k6.677027%6.132915%6.677027%6.7%2,621
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads42.861233%63.907015%42.861233%42.9%4,49146.182478%28.701060%46.182478%46.2%4,83910.956289%7.391925%10.956289%11.0%1,148

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.692821%27.636862%26.692821%26.7%10,47810.5k72.968360%71.838090%72.968360%73.0%28,64328.6k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Bristol County and New Bedford
New Bedford
Bristol County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Other3Mixed3Black3-3.989362%-0.000000%-15.957447%-12.765957%-6.769826%-5.222437%-9.864603%-5.254674%-32.712766%33%67.287234%72.888459%67.287234%67%376-15.674483%-4.561791%-37.921218%-6.821336%-12.249718%-4.277971%-28.673645%-6.095406%-64.978828%65%35.021172%48.703260%35.021172%35%28,10328.1k-31.071429%-13.285714%-22.071429%-6.928571%-25.141730%-11.831403%-22.035987%-5.176239%-73.357143%73%26.642857%35.814641%26.642857%27%1,400-34.420964%-8.436179%-24.666103%-6.052409%-30.671880%-8.375347%-25.208355%-8.848647%-73.575655%74%26.424345%26.895771%26.424345%26%5,915-24.356618%-11.305147%-38.602941%-4.503676%-23.913623%-7.544655%-31.404959%-9.144228%-78.768382%79%21.231618%27.992535%21.231618%21%1,088-31.028668%-9.696459%-33.558179%-6.408094%-27.454220%-9.362522%-30.731103%-2.808757%-80.691400%81%19.308600%29.643398%19.308600%19%2,372
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in New Bedford

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
41.9%42.7%43.5%44.3%45.1%45.9%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.70%10.18%10.67%11.15%11.64%12.12%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
6.79%6.90%7.02%7.13%7.24%7.36%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
29.0%30.0%30.9%31.9%32.8%33.7%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.48%5.98%6.48%6.97%7.47%7.97%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18.6%19.3%20.0%20.6%21.3%22.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in New Bedford

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%19%27%35%44%53%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%26%32%39%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.4%4.9%7.3%9.8%12.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21%31%40%49%58%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.1%15.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%18%25%32%39%46%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in New Bedford

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%15%26%38%50%62%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%13%24%35%46%57%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.5%18.0%22.5%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%29%40%51%62%74%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.9%9.9%14.8%19.8%24.7%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in New Bedford

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within New Bedford (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, New Bedford, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Bedford, selected neighborhoods in New Bedford, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsBristolSmith MillsProvidenceBliss CornerNew BedfordNew BedfordNew Bedford48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k45.880752%45.880752%46%882144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k41.907998%41.907998%42%979232.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Providence Area

There are 61 county subdivisions in the Providence Area. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,776.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the Providence Area, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%20%40%60%Count#BarringtonRehobothFreetownSeekonkRaynhamMansfieldEastonScituateSwanseaCharlestownGlocesterN SmithfieldNortonE GreenwichWestportN KingstownPortsmouthHopkintonSomersetCumberlandTivertonAcushnetN AttleboroughDartmouthSmithfieldCoventryBristolS KingstownLincolnBurrillvilleAttleboroUnited StatesFairhavenNew EnglandWesterlyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsBristolMiddletownCranstonProvidenceTauntonNarragansettJohnstonE ProvidenceN ProvidenceWarrenW WarwickPawtucketWoonsocketFall RiverNew BedfordNew BedfordNew BedfordCentral FallsNewportProvidence67.307071%67.307071%67%4,169166.531440%66.531440%67%2,624265.658245%65.658245%66%1,975363.934133%63.934133%64%3,572463.213308%63.213308%63%3,002562.874396%62.874396%63%5,206661.913357%61.913357%62%4,802761.781609%61.781609%62%2,580861.027732%61.027732%61%3,741960.611794%60.611794%61%1,9221060.325021%60.325021%60%2,1531160.182913%60.182913%60%2,6981259.825949%59.825949%60%3,7811358.177155%58.177155%58%2,9491457.972907%57.972907%58%3,5521557.121994%57.121994%57%5,8671656.666201%56.666201%57%4,0591756.105006%56.105006%56%1,8381855.760634%55.760634%56%3,8671955.197636%55.197636%55%7,4712055.154639%55.154639%55%3,7452154.258276%54.258276%54%2,1472253.949756%53.949756%54%5,6482353.731735%53.731735%54%6,1412452.416307%52.416307%52%3,8832552.366800%52.366800%52%7,2242652.176513%52.176513%52%4,3632751.826004%51.826004%52%5,4212850.925000%50.925000%51%4,0742950.682163%50.682163%51%3,0093049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4003148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.131472%48.131472%48%3,2073247.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.075723%47.075723%47%4,5883347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k3446.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k45.963385%45.963385%46%3,0633545.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k3644.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k42.887883%42.887883%43%9,5673742.867572%42.867572%43%2,9363841.938428%41.938428%42%5,0543940.622290%40.622290%41%7,9644037.596627%37.596627%38%5,3504137.571157%37.571157%38%1,7824237.131141%37.131141%37%4,6184335.596424%35.596424%36%9,7944434.322820%34.322820%34%5,9204532.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4632.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4730.061641%30.061641%30%1,9024829.762350%29.762350%30%3,1814929.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBristolBeverlyProvidenceMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordNew BedfordNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266950.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561448.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k45.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851944.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k43.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073437.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsBristolGreeceProvidenceQueensYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BedfordNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1940.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares New Bedford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Bedford. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in New Bedford, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain New Bedford
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsBristolEl PasoFort WorthProvidenceQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusNew BedfordNew BedfordNew BedfordAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.799698%46.799698%47%99,65299.7k45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k44.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4132.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k32.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k27.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in New Bedford. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Bristol
Metro Area:
Providence Area
City:
New Bedford
ZIP Codes:
02740, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748
Unified School District:
New Bedford
Neighborhoods:
Bliss Corner, Smith Mills
Congressional District:
MA-9
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-8th Bristol, MA-9th Bristol, MA-10th Bristol, MA-11th Bristol, MA-13th Bristol
Neighboring Towns:
Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown
Nearby Towns:
Berkley, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Somerset, Tiverton, Wareham, Westport