Bristol County, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts · ZIP 02048, 02356, 02357
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 588,593 (2024 estimate)Population
- 232,202Households
- $84,198Median household income
- $421,800Median home value
- 30Towns with a page
- 35ZIP codes
Bristol County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 534,678 |
| 2010 | 548,285 |
| 2020 | 579,200 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $84,198 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 144,543 units
- Renter occupied
- 87,659 units
- Vacancy rate
- 4.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
201,320 employees in 13,221 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Bristol County | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 578,436 | 6,992,395 |
| Median household income | $84,198 | $101,341 |
| Median age | 40.9 | 40.0 |
| Median home value | $421,800 | $525,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.6% | 46.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 13.5% | 17.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 62.2% | 62.6% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.4 minutes | 29.3 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Bristol County30 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford | City | 101,318 | 20.0 sq mi |
| Fall River | City | 94,689 | 33.1 sq mi |
| Taunton | City | 61,936 | 46.7 sq mi |
| Attleboro | City | 47,085 | 26.8 sq mi |
| Dartmouth Town | Town | 34,139 | 60.9 sq mi |
| North Attleborough Town | City | 31,210 | 18.9 sq mi |
| Easton Town | Town | 25,568 | 28.8 sq mi |
| Mansfield Town | Town | 24,077 | 20.1 sq mi |
| Norton Town | Town | 19,392 | 27.8 sq mi |
| Somerset Town | Town | 18,375 | 7.90 sq mi |
| Somerset | Census designated place | 18,246 | 7.90 sq mi |
| Swansea Town | Town | 17,537 | 22.7 sq mi |
| Westport Town | Town | 16,705 | 49.8 sq mi |
| Fairhaven Town | Town | 16,005 | 12.4 sq mi |
| Seekonk Town | Town | 15,912 | 18.4 sq mi |
| Raynham Town | Town | 15,861 | 20.5 sq mi |
| Rehoboth Town | Town | 13,537 | 46.9 sq mi |
| Acushnet Town | Town | 10,700 | 18.4 sq mi |
| Freetown Town | Town | 9,380 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Dighton Town | Town | 8,275 | 22.0 sq mi |
| Mansfield Center | Census designated place | 7,232 | 2.76 sq mi |
| Berkley Town | Town | 6,892 | 16.5 sq mi |
| Bliss Corner | Census designated place | 5,666 | 2.00 sq mi |
| North Westport | Census designated place | 4,995 | 5.19 sq mi |
| Raynham Center | Census designated place | 4,871 | 4.22 sq mi |
| Smith Mills | Census designated place | 4,467 | 4.67 sq mi |
| Ocean Grove | Census designated place | 3,099 | 0.66 sq mi |
| North Seekonk | Census designated place | 2,903 | 1.40 sq mi |
| Acushnet Center | Census designated place | 2,792 | 1.42 sq mi |
| Norton Center | Census designated place | 2,526 | 1.70 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Barnstable CountyPopulation 232,570 (2024 estimate)
- Bristol CountyPopulation 50,145 (2024 estimate)
- Dukes CountyPopulation 21,061 (2024 estimate)
- Newport CountyPopulation 83,468 (2024 estimate)
- Norfolk CountyPopulation 740,754 (2024 estimate)
- Plymouth CountyPopulation 542,090 (2024 estimate)
- Providence CountyPopulation 675,912 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 44, retrieved November 14, 2026.