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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Barnstable County ('FIPS' code: 25001)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 222,230
4. Avg. household income 58,468
5. Median household income 45,933
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 10,577
7. Number of children ages 5-17 34,816
8. Number of adults, 18-64 125,438
9. Number of elderly 51,399
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 3,298
11. Number of Hispanics 2,916
12. Number of Asians 1,392
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 1,335
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 5.16
15. Number in poverty 15,021
16. % in poverty 6.76
17. Number of children in poverty 4,040
18. % of children in poverty 8.90
19. Number of elderly in poverty 2,482
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 8.19
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 6.98
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 19.21
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 30.92
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 33.59
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 118,897
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 54,964
28. % of households itemizing 46.23
29. Percentage reporting contributions 88.99
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 6,635,581
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 131,716
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.98
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 118,208
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 55,799
35. % of households itemizing 47.20
36. Percentage reporting contributions 88.18
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 7,035,779
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 140,147
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.99
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 548
41. Private contributions & government grants 445,985,437
42. Total revenue 1,299,041,882
43. Total expenses 1,224,873,396
44. Total assets 2,109,566,847
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 24.66
46. Private contributions & government grants 2,007
47. Total revenue 5,845
48. Total expenses 5,512
49. Total assets 9,493