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Nantucket town, Nantucket County, MA

14,483 Population
46.2 square miles 313.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 42.4 ±1.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$77,014 ±$8,100 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $77,014 † ±$8,100
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$139,688 ±$16,786 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $139,688 † ±$16,786
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

3.2% ±1.5% (451  ±220) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 3.2% † 451 (±1.5% / ±220)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

16 minutes ±2.3 (112,520  ±18,259) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 16 † 112,520 (±2.3 / ±18,259)
  • about half the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

5,252 ±364 Number of households
  • Nantucket County: 5,252 ±364
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.7 ±0.2 (14,224  ±17) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 2.7 14,224 (±0.2 / ±17)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

4.4% ±3.1% (144  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 4.4% † 144 (±3.1% / ±102)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

12,594 ±20 Number of housing units
  • Nantucket County: 12,594 ±20
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$1,593,800 ±$149,009 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $1,593,800 ±$149,009
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

6% ±1.9% (860  ±278.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 6% † 860 (±1.9% / ±278.2)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

93.2% ±8.5% (9,809  ±924.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 93.2% 9,809 (±8.5% / ±924.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
56.3% ±7.1% (5,930  ±766.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 56.3% † 5,930 (±7.1% / ±766.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

15.8% (2,290  ±641) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 15.8% 2,290
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

6.1% ±2% (703  ±235) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 6.1% † 703 (±2% / ±235)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
703 Total veterans ±235 633 Male ±177 70 Female ±88

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