New Bedford

Population: 100,731
Median household income: $56,025
Median home value: $324,400

New Bedford is a community in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to 100,731 residents. At $56,025, its median household income sits below Bristol County's $84,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Bedford's population grew 5.8% from 95,239 to 100,731, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $226,900 to $324,400.

72.8% of workers drive to work alone. 30.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,731
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,025
Median home value: $324,400
Median gross rent: $1,085
Housing units: 44,468
Homeownership rate: 40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

95,239100,731

Median household income

$46,321$56,025

Median home value

$226,900$324,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,085

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	95,239	$46,321	$226,900	$847
2020	95,355	$48,999	$239,000	$869
2021	100,309	$50,581	$258,300	$936
2022	100,620	$54,604	$291,300	$1,026
2023	100,731	$56,025	$324,400	$1,085

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,564	6.5%
5 to 17	17,258	17.1%
18 to 24	9,000	8.9%
25 to 34	14,288	14.2%
35 to 44	13,675	13.6%
45 to 54	12,384	12.3%
55 to 64	11,609	11.5%
65 to 74	9,491	9.4%
75 and over	6,462	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,994	55.6%
Black or African American	5,296	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	181	0.2%
Asian	1,551	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	4,200	4.2%
Two or more races	8,782	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,717	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.9%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,243	23.9%
High school graduate	23,339	34.4%
Some college or associate's	16,915	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	7,972	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,440	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit2.6%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,445	72.8%
Carpooled	6,829	15.3%
Public transit	1,139	2.6%
Walked	1,093	2.5%
Bicycle	56	0.1%
Worked from home	2,107	4.7%
Other means	882	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,862	32.7%
15 to 29 min	15,215	35.8%
30 to 44 min	6,624	15.6%
45 to 59 min	2,623	6.2%
60+ min	4,120	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 19.9% (19,743 of 99,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,247	57.4%
Nonfamily households	17,986	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,233	95.0%
Vacant	2,235	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,880	40.0%
Renter-occupied	25,353	60.0%

1-unit, detached30.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units47.2%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,412	30.2%
1-unit, attached	849	1.9%
2 to 4 units	20,987	47.2%
5 to 19 units	5,637	12.7%
20 or more units	3,540	8.0%
Mobile home & other	43	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2545000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 4.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.6613, -70.9379