New Bedford, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: New Bedford, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. New Bedford Apartments for Rent Total population: 91,365 (Urban population: 91,070, Rural population: 295 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 41,511 (38,178 occupied: 16,724 owner occupied, 21,454 renter occupied) % of renters here:   56% State:   38% Housing density: 2063 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in New Bedford, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: New Bedford, give me the good, the bad, and the ugly  (11 replies) affordable rents and good schools near New Bedford?  (7 replies) Possible move back to New Bedford  (6 replies) Fall River, New Bedford  (39 replies) The Good Old Days... video of New Bedford in 1939  (2 replies) Anyone from New Bedford?  (14 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $579 (lower quartile is $431, upper quartile is $688) Housing units in New Bedford with a mortgage: 6,920 (830 second mortgage, 774 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,000 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $260,600 (it was $113,500 in 2000) New Bedford:   $260,600 Massachusetts:   $366,400 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $210,100 - $307,000 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $273,113 Here:   $273,113 State:   $440,475 Townhouses or other attached units: $252,083 Here:   $252,083 State:   $384,213 In 2-unit structures: $245,574 Here:   $245,574 State:   $414,317 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $282,955 Here:   $282,955 State:   $431,982 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,396 Here:   $139,396 State:   $335,381 Mobile homes: $68,650 Here:   $68,650 State:   $71,966 Median year house/condo built: 1939 Median year apartment built: 1939 Household type by relationship Households: 91,788 In family households: 75,479 (15,526 male householders, 8,740 female householders) 15,962 spouses, 28,655 children (27,194 natural, 469 adopted, 992 stepchildren), 1,394 grandchildren, 916 brothers or sisters, 779 parents, 1,071 other relatives, 2,436 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 16,309 (5,848 male householders (4,749 living alone)), 8,126 female householders (7,308 living alone)), 2,335 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,980 (1,421 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 9,632 2-persons, 6,564 3-persons, 4,946 4-persons, 2,104 5-persons, 683 6-persons, 337 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 12,057 1-person, 1,663 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons. 11,419 married couples with children. 9,657 single-parent households (1,420 men, 8,237 women). 62.2% of residents of New Bedford speak English at home. 7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 28.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 18,392 (19.6%) (52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Bedford: Less than $100: 252 people $100 to $149: 126 $150 to $199: 493 $200 to $249: 728 $250 to $299: 1,098 $300 to $349: 961 $350 to $399: 945 $400 to $449: 1,011 $450 to $499: 1,626 $500 to $549: 1,865 $550 to $599: 1,594 $600 to $649: 1,830 $650 to $699: 1,980 $700 to $749: 1,304 $750 to $799: 1,105 $800 to $899: 1,443 $900 to $999: 795 $1,000 to $1,249: 612 $1,250 to $1,499: 219 $1,500 to $1,999: 58 $2,000 or more: 26 No cash rent: 484

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.0%
Number of people working at home: 450 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1262 5 to 9 minutes: 5393 10 to 14 minutes: 8508 15 to 19 minutes: 7466 20 to 24 minutes: 4251 25 to 29 minutes: 1289 30 to 34 minutes: 2411 35 to 39 minutes: 516 40 to 44 minutes: 742 45 to 59 minutes: 1805 60 to 89 minutes: 2271 90 or more minutes: 1173

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 27,830 (74%) Carpooled: 6,049 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 735 (2%) Subway or elevated: 15 (0%) Railroad: 40 (0%) Ferryboat: 14 (0%) Taxi: 237 (1%) Motorcycle: 38 (0%) Bicycle: 181 (0%) Walked: 1,577 (4%) Other means: 371 (1%) Worked at home: 450 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 7144 $10,000 to $14,999: 4105 $15,000 to $19,999: 3388 $20,000 to $24,999: 3023 $25,000 to $29,999: 2482 $30,000 to $34,999: 2124 $35,000 to $39,999: 2356 $40,000 to $44,999: 1895 $45,000 to $49,999: 1874 $50,000 to $59,999: 2931 $60,000 to $74,999: 3017 $75,000 to $99,999: 2284 $100,000 to $124,999: 958 $125,000 to $149,999: 277 $150,000 to $199,999: 146 $200,000 or more: 236

First ancestries reported:

Portuguese: 33308

Other groups: 10465

Subsaharan African:: 7358

Cape Verdean: 7156

French (except Basque): 5692

French Canadian: 4947

English: 4349

Irish: 4267

United States or American: 2752

Polish: 1992

Italian: 1778

German: 721

Arab:: 471

Lebanese: 372

Brazilian: 335

Norwegian: 301

Greek: 259

Scottish: 248

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 230

Canadian: 217

Scotch-Irish: 211

African: 156

West Indian: 138

Dutch: 127

Russian: 120

Swedish: 102

Jamaican: 58

Lithuanian: 57

Albanian: 53

Armenian: 52

British: 50

European: 42

Czech: 36

Welsh: 35

Hungarian: 33

Ukrainian: 32

Belgian: 30

Arab/Arabic: 29

Moroccan: 26

Kenyan: 23

Jordanian: 22

Slovak: 21

Danish: 16

Scandinavian: 16

Iranian: 15

Austrian: 15

Bulgarian: 14

Eastern European: 13

Egyptian: 12

Haitian: 12

Senegalese: 11

Syrian: 10

Finnish: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Maltese: 8

Celtic: 7

Romanian: 7

Turkish: 7

Bermudan: 7

U.S. Virgin Islander: 7

Basque: 6

Serbian: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

Swiss: 5

Latvian: 5

Acadian/Cajun: 4

Barbadian: 4

British West Indian: 4

Liberian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 63570
• Northeast: 4965
• Midwest: 668
• South: 1335
• West: 522

60% of New Bedford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,226
• Nursery to 4th grade: 1,450
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,290
• 7th and 8th grade: 2,630
• 9th grade: 1,673
• 10th grade: 1,395
• 11th grade: 830
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,474
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,740
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,386
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,362
• Associate degree: 1,323
• Bachelor's degree: 1,967
• Master's degree: 737
• Professional school degree: 205
• Doctorate degree: 104

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,551
• Nursery to 4th grade: 1,756
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,701
• 7th and 8th grade: 3,396
• 9th grade: 1,735
• 10th grade: 1,735
• 11th grade: 1,063
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,244
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,341
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,850
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,982
• Associate degree: 1,963
• Bachelor's degree: 2,654
• Master's degree: 738
• Professional school degree: 173
• Doctorate degree: 35

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 19.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $36,118
• Black householders: $22,496
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,783
• Asian householders: $76,404
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $25,698
• Some other race householders: $25,675
• Two or more races householders: $45,059
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,189

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $261,748
• Black or African American householders: $240,624
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $204,347
• Asian householders: $264,273
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $631,409
• Some other race householders: $229,373
• Two or more races householders: $267,028
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $218,812

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,519
• One, attached: 1,213
• Two: 7,924
• 3 or 4: 11,820
• 5 to 9: 4,053
• 10 to 19: 1,205
• 20 to 49: 778
• 50 or more: 1,877
• Mobile homes: 114
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,204

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