Living in New Bedford School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 38,888 households are located in New Bedford School District area. Among them, 11,790 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.08 people. The total number of children in the region is 28,557 and 21,952 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9% (8,042) of residents are non-citizens and 35% (32,791) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of New Bedford School District, Massachusetts
Household	38,888
Population	93,291
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,790 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,557
Total Students	21,952
Pre-Kindergarten	1,215
Kindergarten	1,240
Grade 1-8	9,255
Grade 9-12	5,040
College/Graduate School	5,202
Veterans	73,407
Non-citizen	8,042
Non-English Home Language	32,791
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

76,157 residents are over the age of 16 and 47,106 people are in labor force. Among them, 47,067 people are in civilian labor force and 39 are in armed labor force. 44,075 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for New Bedford School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,577	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	31,954	73.33%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,853	15.73%
Public transportation	1,082	2.48%
Walked	2,188	5.02%
Other method	553	1.27%
Worked from home	947	2.17%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	44,075	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,561	26.23%
Service	10,679	24.23%
Sales and office	8,592	19.49%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,241	11.89%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,002	18.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	44,075	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	499	1.13%
Construction	4,114	9.33%
Manufacturing	4,744	10.76%
Wholesale trade	1,577	3.58%
Retail trade	5,682	12.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,031	4.61%
Information	619	1.40%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,804	4.09%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,310	7.51%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,924	27.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,525	10.27%
Other services, except public administration	1,727	3.92%
Public administration	1,519	3.45%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	44,075	-
Private wage and salary workers	38,433	87.20%
Government workers	4,171	9.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,471	3.34%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,328 for the 38,888 households in New Bedford School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $31,804. 89,490 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.36%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,888	-
Less than $10,000	3,406	8.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,347	8.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,646	11.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,127	10.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,138	13.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,323	16.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,842	12.45%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,748	12.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,587	4.08%
More than $200,000	724	1.86%
Median Household Income	$46,321	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,328	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,737	-
Less than $10,000	1,770	7.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	923	4.06%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,966	8.65%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,295	10.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,108	13.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,927	17.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,324	14.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,511	15.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,296	5.70%
More than $200,000	617	2.71%

Median Family Income	$58,592	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,015	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,804	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,183	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,183	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	93,842	-
With health insurance coverage	89,490	95.36%
Public coverage	54,486	58.06%
Private health insurance	45,672	48.67%
Without health insurance coverage	4,352	4.64%

Housing

There are 42,593 housing units in New Bedford School District area, Massachusetts with 38,888 units (91.30%) occupied. 15,626 houses (40.18%) are occupied by owner and 23,262 houses (59.82%) are rented. The average housing value is $226,900 and the average rental cost is $847. 112 houses (0.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 25,061 houses (58.84%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,593	-
Occupied	38,888	91.30%
Owner Occupied	15,626	40.18%
Renter Occupied	23,262	59.82%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,135	30.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	769	1.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	28,615	67.18%
Mobile Homes	33	0.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	41	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,593	-
Built 2014 or later	112	0.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	402	0.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,441	3.38%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,445	3.39%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,263	5.31%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,564	8.37%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,765	8.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,540	10.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	25,061	58.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,593	-
1 room	637	1.50%
2 rooms	1,291	3.03%
3 rooms	3,980	9.34%
4 rooms	7,928	18.61%
5 rooms	10,786	25.32%
6 rooms	10,452	24.54%
7 rooms	3,889	9.13%
8 rooms	1,746	4.10%
9 rooms or more	1,884	4.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,593	-
no bedroom	688	1.62%
1 bedroom	5,840	13.71%
2 bedrooms	13,170	30.92%
3 bedrooms	18,316	43.00%
4 bedrooms	3,482	8.18%
5 bedrooms or more	1,097	2.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,626	-
Less than $50,000	308	1.97%
$50,000 - $99,999	468	3.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,179	7.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,524	22.55%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,553	48.34%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,184	13.98%
$500,000 - $999,999	298	1.91%
$1,000,000 or more	112	0.72%
Median House Value	$226,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	22,563	-
Less than $500	3,831	16.98%
$500 - $999	12,236	54.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,475	24.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	813	3.60%
$2,000 - $2,499	117	0.52%
$2,500 - $2,999	24	0.11%
$3,000 or more	67	0.30%
Median Rental Costs	$847	-

Demographic

A total of 95,239 people lives in New Bedford School District area, Massachusetts with 45,908 male and 49,331 female. The males to female ratio is 48.20 to 51.80. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	95,239	-
Male	45,908	48.20%
Female	49,331	51.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	95,239	-
Under 5 years	6,183	6.49%
5 - 9 years	6,066	6.37%
10 - 14 years	5,499	5.77%
15 - 19 years	6,372	6.69%
20 - 24 years	7,347	7.71%
25 - 34 years	14,195	14.90%
35 - 44 years	12,096	12.70%
45 - 54 years	11,710	12.30%
55 - 59 years	5,943	6.24%
60 - 64 years	5,428	5.70%
65 - 74 years	7,632	8.01%
75 - 84 years	4,061	4.26%
85 years and older	2,707	2.84%
Median Age	36.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	95,239	-
One Race	90,273	94.79%
White	60,483	63.51%
Black or African American	6,636	6.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native	78	0.08%
Asian	1,476	1.55%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.03%
Other	21,575	22.65%

Two or more races	4,966	5.21%
White and Black or African American	1,120	1.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	183	0.19%
White and Asian	306	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.13%

Living in New Bedford School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic