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Demographics of Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable CountiesDemographics of Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable Counties

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Somerset 

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Fall River 

New Bedford South Yarmouth

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North Attleborough Center 

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PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH 

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This map displays the population of Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable cities according to 2000 census data.

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About the Map

50,000 - 74,99914,999 or less

15,000 - 24,999

25,000 - 49,999 75,000 or greater 

The information provided here is based off of realdata from the 2000 Census. The data visualized onthe map, as well as in the bar graphs, representdemographics of Bristol, Plymouth, and BarnstableCounties. The base maps used provide oulines of 

Massachusetts and Bristol, Plymouth, andBarnstable counties. Addition base maps wereused to display the towns within the three counties.The map displays the ten cities and their populations using graduated symbols. Thesymbols have different sizes to visualize thevariation in population size. The symbols in themap represent absolute data. The city populationsare separated into five classes. The cities on themap are labeled to the right of the symbols.

About the Graphs

The second graph represents the housing unitdemographics within the ten cities. The data for this graph is also represented in percentages andis relative to the total population of each city in2000. This graph displays the differences betweenrenter occupied, owner occupied, and vacant units.The demographics express the majority of housingunits in the 10 cities are renter occupied housingunits.

The first graph represents racial demographics inthe ten cities within Bristol, Plymouth, andBarnstable Counties. The data is represented inpercentages and is relative to the total populationfor each city in 2000. For clarity and visualreasons, the group “other” was created to displayany race other than “white,” as expressed by the2000 Census. The demographics displayed showthe majority of the cities listed as white, with only asmall percentage of most cities as other.

2000 City Population

Ci ty Popul ati on 2000 Whi te Other Whi te Other Housi ng Uni ts Vacant Uni ts Owner Occupi ed Uni ts Renter Occupi ed Uni ts Vacant Uni ts Owner Occupi ed Renter Occupi ed

Abington 14,605 14,237 368 97.48% 2.52% 5,348 85 3,778 1,485 1.59% 70.64% 27.77%

Attleboro 42,068 38,410 3,658 91.30% 8.70% 16,554 535 10,224 5,795 3.23% 61.76% 35.01%

Barnstable Town 47,821 43,925 3,896 91.85% 8.15% 25,018 5,392 14,954 4,672 21.55% 59.77% 18.67%

Brockton 94,304 57,989 36,315 61.49% 38.51% 34,837 1,162 18,375 15,300 3.34% 52.75% 43.92%

Fall River 91,938 83,815 8,123 91.16% 8.84% 41,857 3,098 13,521 25,238 7.40% 32.30% 60.30%

New Bedford 93,768 73,950 19,818 78.86% 21.14% 41,511 3,333 16,711 21,467 8.03% 40.26% 51.71%

North Attleborough Center 16,796 16,029 767 95.43% 4.57% 7,133 201 3,955 2,977 2.82% 55.45% 41.74%

Somerset 18,234 17,909 325 98.22% 1.78% 7,143 156 5,723 1,264 2.18% 80.12% 17.70%

South Yarmouth 11,603 10,993 610 94.74% 5.26% 7,834 2,349 3,995 1,490 29.98% 51.00% 19.02%

Taunton 55,976 51,315 4,661 91.67% 8.33% 22,908 863 13,495 8,550 3.77% 58.91% 37.32%

About the Table

The table to the right represents population andhousing unit demographics in real numbers andpercentages for Bristol, Plymouth, and BarnstableCounties. Population totals and percentages for "other" represent all races except for "white," asexpressed by the 2000 Census.