New Bedford City, Massachusetts

New Bedford City is a one of the Bristol County, Massachusetts, located in Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 93768 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 91365, It is seventh most populous in Massachusetts. It has total area of 24.03 square miles (62.24 kmē), of which, 20.12 square miles (52.11 kmē) of it is land and 3.9 square miles (10.1 kmē) of it is water, making it Massachusetts's 20th largest by total area. It is ranks 16 in the size of its inland waterways in Massachusetts.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 93768 people, 38178 households, and 24083 families living in the city. The population density was 4660 people per square mile (1799.24/kmē), giving it the 24th most densely populated city among the Massachusetts. There were 41511 housing units at an average density of 2063.2 per square mile (796.61/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males. The median age is 35.9 years, the median age of male residents at 33.7 and the median age of female residents at 37.9. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 73950 White, 4112 Black or African American, 579 American Indian, 614 Asian, 44 Native Hawaiian, 5554 from two or more races and 8915 Ohter races.

New Bedford city Massachusetts Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
New Bedford city Massachusetts School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
New Bedford City Massachusetts GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $27569, it is Massachusetts's fourth poorest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $35708, it is Massachusetts's eighth poorest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $15602, it is Massachusetts's eighth poorest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $20494, Males had a median income of $25800 versus $16297 for females.

In 2000, 22944 pupils and students, of which 11397 are male and 11547 are female, 24.47% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1670 nursery or pri school, 1245 kindergarten, 10760 elementary school, 5673 high school and 3596 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census93768
April 2000 Estimate93768
July 2000 Estimate93860
July 2001 Estimate93902
July 2002 Estimate93989
July 2003 Estimate93894
July 2004 Estimate93234
July 2005 Estimate92364
July 2006 Estimate91833
July 2007 Estimate91542
July 2008 Estimate91365
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9057651670
Kindergarten6555901245
Elementary school5540522010760
High school292127525673
College or graduate school137622203596
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
New Bedford city, Massachusetts$27569$35708$15602
Bristol County, Massachusetts$43496$53733$20978
Massachusetts, United States$50502$61664$25952
United States$41994$50046$21587