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Barnstable Town city, Barnstable County, MA

49,568 Population
59.9 square miles 827.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.1 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Barnstable County: 55.4 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$56,079 ±$3,950 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Barnstable County: $62,086 ±$1,573
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$91,982 ±$6,360 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Barnstable County: $95,241 ±$2,510
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

7.4% ±1.6% (3,667  ±770) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Barnstable County: 7.7% 17,567 (±0.7% / ±1,500)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

24.8 minutes ±2.3 (535,205  ±57,337) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Barnstable County: 24.8 2,287,865 (±1 / ±103,930)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

21,413 ±582 Number of households
  • Barnstable County: 105,777 ±1,344
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.3 ±0.1 (49,029  ±35) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Barnstable County: 2.2 228,709 (±0 / ±31)
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

5.3% ±2.4% (519  ±240) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Barnstable County: 4.3% † 1,613 (±1.1% / ±421)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

27,656 ±503 Number of housing units
  • Barnstable County: 166,215 ±74
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$602,500 ±$14,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Barnstable County: $629,000 ±$7,027
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

9.2% ±1.9% (4,493  ±911.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Barnstable County: 9.2% 21,242 (±0.7% / ±1,670.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

94% ±3.7% (35,189  ±1,594.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Barnstable County: 96.2% 176,819 (±1.8% / ±3,295)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
42.1% ±2.7% (15,741  ±1,050) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Barnstable County: 48.2% 88,626 (±1.2% / ±2,204)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.7% ±2.6% (8,276  ±1,272) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Barnstable County: 9.9% 22,931
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

7.4% ±1% (3,029  ±408) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Barnstable County: 7.1% 14,125 (±0.4% / ±794)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
3,029 Total veterans ±408 2,900 Male ±399 129 Female ±79

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