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Nantucket town, Nantucket County, MA

11,101 Population
46.1 square miles 240.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 40.1 ±1.3
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$51,270 ±$4,137 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $51,270 ±$4,137
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$105,171 ±$5,612 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $105,171 ±$5,612
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

8.6% ±3.3% (947  ±359) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 8.6% † 947 (±3.3% / ±359)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

11.4 minutes ±2.3 (67,290  ±14,080) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 11.4 † 67,290 (±2.3 / ±14,080)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

3,722 ±243 Number of households
  • Nantucket County: 3,722 ±243
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.9 ±0.2 (10,814  ±114) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Nantucket County: 2.9 10,814 (±0.2 / ±114)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

9.1% ±4.3% (234  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 9.1% † 234 (±4.3% / ±112)
  • about double the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

12,191 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Nantucket County: 12,191 ±60
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$1,056,500 ±$61,178 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Nantucket County: $1,056,500 ±$61,178
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

11.4% ±3% (1,246  ±327.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 11.4% † 1,246 (±3% / ±327.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

95.3% ±6.2% (7,645  ±500.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 95.3% 7,645 (±6.2% / ±500.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
51.7% ±4.1% (4,148  ±327.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 51.7% 4,148 (±4.1% / ±327.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

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

10.1% ±2.5% (1,123  ±272) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 10.1% † 1,123 (±2.5% / ±272)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

6.4% ±1.4% (560  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Nantucket County: 6.4% † 560 (±1.4% / ±126)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
560 Total veterans ±126 551 Male ±126 9 Female ±12

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