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New Bedford, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $337,200 (it was $113,500 in 2000)
New Bedford:

$337,200
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $263,300 - $409,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $338,047
Here:

$338,047
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,958
Here:

$182,958
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $245,790
Here:

$245,790
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,078
Here:

$306,078
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,081
Here:

$234,081
State:

$555,768

Total population: 94,845 (Urban population: 93,465, Rural population: 303 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 46,956 (44,322 occupied: 17,167 owner occupied, 27,155 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

61%
State:

38%

Housing density: 2,334 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $481,168.

Median contract rent in 2022: $858 (lower quartile is $652, upper quartile is $1,109)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,760


Median gross rent in New Bedford, MA in 2022: $1,037

Housing units in New Bedford with a mortgage: 9,997 (693 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 507 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 470

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,565

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,344

Median monthly housing costs: $1,088

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New Bedford, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1952

Median year apartment built: 1949

Household type by relationship:

Households: 100,676
  • Male householders: 20,641 (8,441 living alone), Female householders: 23,681 (8,380 living alone)
  • 12,558 spouses (12,230 opposite-sex spouses), 5,592 unmarried partners, (5,540 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,642 children (25,661 natural, 1,547 adopted, 434 stepchildren), 2,493 grandchildren, 642 brothers or sisters, 1,128 parents, 522 foster children, 2,158 other relatives, 2,174 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,445

Size of family households: 9,949 2-persons, 5,270 3-persons, 4,705 4-persons, 2,557 5-persons, 939 6-persons, 431 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,821 1-person, 3,204 2-persons, 336 3-persons, 69 5-persons, 41 6-persons.

7,219 married couples with children.
11,921 single-parent households (3,413 men, 8,508 women).

62.7% of residents of New Bedford speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
18.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 22,553 (22.4%)
(51.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 7641 bedroom
  • 3,5232 bedrooms
  • 9,8313 bedrooms
  • 2,6654 bedrooms
  • 3845+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 1,144no bedroom
  • 5,7661 bedroom
  • 10,5032 bedrooms
  • 8,6663 bedrooms
  • 1,0224 bedrooms
  • 545+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in New Bedford in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Bedford in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,430no vehicle
  • 5,8681 vehicle
  • 6,3982 vehicles
  • 2,1293 vehicles
  • 1,0094 vehicles
  • 3335+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in New Bedford in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Bedford in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,276no vehicle
  • 13,9841 vehicle
  • 6,2702 vehicles
  • 4623 vehicles
  • 1634 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 2082 rooms
  • 2483 rooms
  • 2,3684 rooms
  • 3,3955 rooms
  • 5,1016 rooms
  • 2,9107 rooms
  • 1,3528 rooms
  • 1,5859+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 9411 room
  • 1,4672 rooms
  • 4,1503 rooms
  • 6,2344 rooms
  • 6,9825 rooms
  • 5,5556 rooms
  • 1,2677 rooms
  • 5058 rooms
  • 549+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in New Bedford, MA
New Bedford city income, earnings, and wages data

  • New Bedford, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in New Bedford, MA in 2022
  • 3,743Less than $10,000
  • 4,302$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,668$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,319$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,350$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,262$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,168$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,296$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,708$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,591$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,557$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,358$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in New Bedford, MA

  • Distribution of house value in New Bedford, MA in 2022
  • 568Less than $10,000
  • 18$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$15,000 to $19,999
  • 38$20,000 to $24,999
  • 75$25,000 to $29,999
  • 88$30,000 to $34,999
  • 11$35,000 to $39,999
  • 56$40,000 to $49,999
  • 59$50,000 to $59,999
  • 37$60,000 to $69,999
  • 29$80,000 to $89,999
  • 75$90,000 to $99,999
  • 243$100,000 to $124,999
  • 88$125,000 to $149,999
  • 402$150,000 to $174,999
  • 420$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,819$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,544$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,737$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,674$400,000 to $499,999
  • 774$500,000 to $749,999
  • 175$750,000 to $999,999
  • 89$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 34$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in New Bedford, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in New Bedford, MA in 2022
  • 709$100 to $149
  • 75$150 to $199
  • 316$200 to $249
  • 625$250 to $299
  • 789$300 to $349
  • 120$350 to $399
  • 834$400 to $449
  • 761$450 to $499
  • 785$500 to $549
  • 192$550 to $599
  • 1,199$600 to $649
  • 1,166$650 to $699
  • 1,590$700 to $749
  • 1,787$750 to $799
  • 3,369$800 to $899
  • 3,103$900 to $999
  • 4,476$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,161$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,572$1,500 to $1,999
  • 134$2,000 to $2,499
  • 59$3,500 or more
  • 1,333No cash rent
Work and jobs in New Bedford: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.7%
Number of people working at home: 2,697 (5.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 762
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,548
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,361
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,494
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6,393
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,941
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,266
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 950
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,570
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,774
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,194
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,231
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - New Bedford

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 27,094 (73.7%)
  • Carpooled: 4,074 (11.1%)
  • Bus: 574 (1.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 10 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 53 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 11 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 724 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 76 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 801 (2.2%)
  • Worked at home: 2,697 (7.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 8.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 9.5%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 11.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 7.5%Females
Races in New Bedford detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 8,1542010 or later
  • 3,5142000 to 2009
  • 2,3991990 to 1999
  • 4,0911980 to 1989
  • 5,5141970 to 1979
  • 5,406Before 1970
Ancestries in New Bedford, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Portuguese: 22,498 (37.0%)
  • Cape Verdean: 6,566 (10.8%)
  • English: 1,920 (3.2%)
  • Irish: 1,884 (3.1%)
  • French: 1,459 (2.4%)
  • French Canadian: 996 (1.6%)
  • American: 927 (1.5%)
  • Italian: 740 (1.2%)
  • Brazilian: 573 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 539 (0.9%)
  • Haitian: 418 (0.7%)
  • European: 246 (0.4%)
  • German: 238 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 105 (0.2%)
  • African: 105 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 101 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 100 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 98 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 75 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 72 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 59 (0.10%)
  • South African: 58 (0.10%)
  • Barbadian: 58 (0.10%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 57 (0.09%)
  • Scottish: 31 (0.05%)
  • Nigerian: 30 (0.05%)
  • Greek: 30 (0.05%)
  • Eastern European: 23 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 18 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 16 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 14 (0.02%)
  • Scandinavian: 14 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 12 (0.02%)
  • British: 11 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 8 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Danish: 7 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 7 (0.01%)
  • Senegalese: 7 (0.01%)
  • Ukrainian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Portugal
New Bedford:

34.7% (7,228)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Cabo Verde
New Bedford:

14.4% (2,996)
Massachusetts:

2.6% (32,354)

Guatemala
New Bedford:

9.2% (1,906)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

Honduras
New Bedford:

6.3% (1,319)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,563)

El Salvador
New Bedford:

5.1% (1,067)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

Dominican Republic
New Bedford:

4.9% (1,020)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Brazil
New Bedford:

4.5% (933)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Azores Islands
New Bedford:

3.4% (718)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,768)

Mexico
New Bedford:

2.6% (533)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,065)

Haiti
New Bedford:

1.9% (387)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

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

  • This state: 59,621
  • Other state: 10,523
  • Northeast: 6,757
  • Midwest: 561
  • South: 2,433
  • West: 772

88.4% of New Bedford residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59.7% lived in Massachusetts.


New Bedford:

88.4%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,654
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 955
  • 5th and 6th grade: 902
  • 7th and 8th grade: 759
  • 9th grade: 902
  • 10th grade: 2,007
  • 11th grade: 1,211
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 743
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,521
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,543
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,661
  • Associate degree: 1,551
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,504
  • Master's degree: 1,352
  • Professional school degree: 297
  • Doctorate degree: 208
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,357
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,732
  • 5th and 6th grade: 337
  • 7th and 8th grade: 842
  • 9th grade: 571
  • 10th grade: 574
  • 11th grade: 1,131
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 919
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,586
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,739
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,336
  • Associate degree: 3,572
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,892
  • Master's degree: 1,923
  • Professional school degree: 89
  • Doctorate degree: 221
Educational Attainment for Females
New Bedford marital status for males
New Bedford marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,648
  • One, attached: 816
  • Two: 8,985
  • 3 or 4: 13,177
  • 5 to 9: 4,852
  • 10 to 19: 1,935
  • 20 to 49: 1,446
  • 50 or more: 3,097
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in New Bedford
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in New Bedford, MA
  • 79.6%Utility gas
  • 14.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.2%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in New Bedford, MA
  • 80.1%Utility gas
  • 12.0%Electricity
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 954
Here:

9.3%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 375
Here:

5.4%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 129
Here:

7.3%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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