Massachusetts · Census place 45000
New Bedford city, MA
Quick answer
New Bedford city has 100,731 residents, ranking #9 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $56,025, the median home is worth $324,400 and median gross rent runs $1,085 a month.
- Population
- 100,731New Bedford city residents
- Median household income
- $56,025Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $324,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,085Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in New Bedford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Bedford city median would spend about 23.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 40% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Brockton city 105,080
- Quincy city 101,361
- Lynn city 100,905
- Fall River city 93,764
- Newton city 88,504
- Lawrence city 88,297
- Somerville city 80,549
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