New Bedford vs North Attleborough Town

A side-by-side comparison of New Bedford and North Attleborough Town: population, income, housing, and more.

New Bedford and North Attleborough Town are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Bedford has the higher population (100,731 vs 30,842 in North Attleborough Town). North Attleborough Town has the higher median household income ($109,426 vs $56,025 in New Bedford). North Attleborough Town has the higher median home value ($462,700 vs $324,400 in New Bedford).

Population, income & housing

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
Population	100,731	30,842
Median age	37.0 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,025	$109,426
Median home value	$324,400	$462,700
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,402
Housing units	44,468	13,126
Homeownership rate	40.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
Population	95,239 → 100,731 (+5.8%)	29,281 → 30,842 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$46,321 → $56,025 (+20.9%)	$91,994 → $109,426 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $324,400 (+43.0%)	$355,600 → $462,700 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,085 (+28.1%)	$1,087 → $1,402 (+29.0%)

New Bedford

Population

95,239100,731

Median household income

$46,321$56,025

Median home value

$226,900$324,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,085

North Attleborough Town

Population

29,28130,842

Median household income

$91,994$109,426

Median home value

$355,600$462,700

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,402

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
Under 5	6.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.1%
75 and over	6.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	85.1%
Black or African American	5.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
No high school diploma	23.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
Drove alone	72.8%	76.1%
Carpooled	15.3%	5.4%
Public transit	2.6%	2.5%
Walked	2.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	13.7%
Other means	2.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
1-unit, detached	30.2%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	47.2%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	8.8%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	New Bedford	North Attleborough Town
Poverty rate	19.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1938	1973