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OverviewFoundationsBonding Social CapitalCongregations
Basics (2000)
1. Name Bristol County ('FIPS' code: 25005)
2. State Massachusetts
3. Population 534,678
4. Avg. household income 53,743
5. Median household income 43,496
Population Segments: By Age, Race and Ethnicity (2000)
6. Number of children under 5 33,872
7. Number of children ages 5-17 97,338
8. Number of adults, 18-64 327,793
9. Number of elderly 75,675
10. Number of black non-Hispanics 9,920
11. Number of Hispanics 18,998
12. Number of Asians 7,353
13. Number of Native Americans (non-Hispanic) 956
Community Needs: Unemployment, Poverty, Education & Disability (2000)
14. Unemployment rate 5.77
15. Number in poverty 52,236
16. % in poverty 9.77
17. Number of children in poverty 17,261
18. % of children in poverty 13.16
19. Number of elderly in poverty 8,516
20. % without high school diploma (over 25 years old) 26.81
21. % with disability, ages 5-15 6.07
22. % with disability, ages 16-64 19.00
23. % with disability, ages 65 & over 42.26
Community Resources: Households and Organizations
Households (2000)
24. % with college (over 25 years old) 19.87
25. % of households with income of $100,000 or more -
Household Giving (2004)
26. Number of households 248,903
27. Number of households itemizing deductions 89,807
28. % of households itemizing 36.08
29. Percentage reporting contributions 91.30
30. Total AGI ($ thousands) 11,992,127
31. Total contributions ($ thousands) 154,968
32. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.29
Household Giving (2005)
33. Number of households 248,080
34. Number of households itemizing deductions 92,522
35. % of households itemizing 37.30
36. Percentage reporting contributions 90.55
37. Total AGI ($ thousands) 12,549,732
38. Total contributions ($ thousands) 158,597
39. Contributions as a % of AGI 1.26
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities (2008)
40. Number of organizations filing annually 504
41. Private contributions & government grants 237,639,974
42. Total revenue 2,103,607,324
43. Total expenses 2,005,146,765
44. Total assets 2,655,564,667
Nonprofit Public Charity Activities per Capita (2008)
45. Number of organizations (per 10,000 persons) 9.43
46. Private contributions & government grants 444
47. Total revenue 3,934
48. Total expenses 3,750
49. Total assets 4,967