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Census tracts · New Bedford, MA

Census tracts in New Bedford, Massachusetts

31 census tracts lie mostly within New Bedford, and 1 more reaches into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $21,003 in Tract 6518 to $94,844 in Tract 6501.01, against $56,981 for New Bedford as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of New Bedford earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within New Bedford and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in New Bedford

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside New Bedford.

Census tracts in or partly in New Bedford, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of New Bedford (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 6501.01250056501013.9 mi northBristol County5,540±719$94,844$396,800$1,171100%
Tract 6501.02250056501023.7 mi northBristol County5,489±671$69,917$384,300$1,053100%
Tract 6502.01250056502012.3 mi northwestBristol County3,190±878$93,438$313,700$1,391100%
Tract 6502.02250056502020.9 mi northBristol County1,981±309$76,845$398,900$1,180100%
Tract 6503250056503001.6 mi northeastBristol County3,276±569$80,625$368,300$1,150100%
Tract 6504250056504001.0 mi northeastBristol County3,983±582$54,024$346,000$1,159100%
Tract 6505250056505000.6 mi northeastBristol County3,479±378$59,479$342,600$1,135100%
Tract 6506250056506000.7 mi eastBristol County2,894±548$38,605$297,600$1,265100%
Tract 6507250056507000.8 mi eastBristol County2,305±424$28,865$349,100$1,188100%
Tract 650825005650800at the center pointBristol County4,218±631$41,844$412,800$1,116100%
Tract 650925005650900at the center pointBristol County3,016±599$36,930$348,800$942100%
Tract 6510.01250056510011.1 mi southwestBristol County2,856±352$77,574$350,900$1,250100%
Tract 6510.02250056510021.6 mi southwestBristol County4,098±556$87,014$381,500$1,295100%
Tract 6511250056511000.8 mi southBristol County5,458±787$65,613$349,400$1,186100%
Tract 6512250056512000.9 mi southeastBristol County2,491±478$70,123$317,100$1,570100%
Tract 6513250056513001.4 mi southeastBristol County2,231±338$35,952$267,600$1,151100%
Tract 6514250056514001.2 mi southBristol County3,501±481$75,970$351,400$1,132100%
Tract 6515250056515001.4 mi southBristol County3,172±460$63,478$288,800$1,009100%
Tract 6516250056516001.9 mi southBristol County3,732±788$59,375$339,500$1,158100%
Tract 6517250056517001.8 mi southBristol County2,410±416$26,716$328,200$874100%
Tract 6518250056518002.0 mi southeastBristol County1,901±230$21,003$337,500$410100%
Tract 6519250056519002.9 mi southeastBristol County2,114±293$34,861$323,700$967100%
Tract 6520250056520002.4 mi southBristol County3,204±477$54,763$297,300$1,072100%
Tract 6521250056521002.3 mi southBristol County2,885±431$69,320$389,900$1,205100%
Tract 6522250056522002.5 mi southBristol County2,899±377$77,969$380,100$1,355100%
Tract 6523250056523002.8 mi southBristol County2,517±726$55,123$330,100$1,011100%
Tract 6524250056524003.2 mi southBristol County2,924±483$48,950$321,200$973100%
Tract 6525250056525003.1 mi southBristol County3,337±568$56,689$283,900$1,149100%
Tract 6526250056526003.2 mi southBristol County3,399±642$44,063$346,700$1,414100%
Tract 6527250056527003.6 mi southBristol County3,469±576$39,392$366,800$1,076100%
Tract 6528250056528004.5 mi southBristol County3,029±440$89,621$390,100$1,305100%
Tract 9900250059900009.8 mi southBristol County0±14not publishednot publishednot published37%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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